The following table shows the maximum size of program divisions and sections. 
    
 
     
    
 
         
         
         
           
            | Object | Maximum Size | 
 
        
 
         
           
            | Total | No limit | 
 
           
            | Data Division | 256MB | 
 
           
            | Local-Storage Section | Platform specific | 
 
           
            | Procedure Division | 816MB | 
          
            | Number of sections, paragraphs and labels in Procedure Division | 65535 (64K) | 
 
           
            | COBOL segment | 16MB |