Declaration concerning the Contiguous Zone. Country/Territory Egypt Document type Miscellaneous Date 1958 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea Sovereignty Geographical area Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Northern Africa, Red Sea & Gulf of Aden Abstract In accordance with Article 310 of the Convention on Law of the sea, signed in Montegoby in Jamaica on 10/12/1982, the Arab Republic of Egypt declare that the width of its contiguous zone(determined by Enactment issued on 18/1/1951, amended by Decree of the President of the Republic issued on 17/2/1958), at 24 nautical miles from the base lines from which the width of the territorial sea is measured, in conformity with Article 33 of the Convention. Full text Arabic