Statement on the Maritime Zones of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Country/Territory Viet Nam Document type Miscellaneous Date 1977 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Official publication, 2 pp. Subject Sea Keyword Maritime zone Territorial sea EEZ-Exclusive Economic Zone Continental shelf Sovereignty Geographical area Asia, East Asian Seas, South-Eastern Asia Abstract The Statement defines the territorial sea at 12 nautical miles from the baseline (sect. 2), a contiguous zone adjacent to the territorial sea at 24 nautical miles from the baseline (sect. 3) and a 200-nautical miles exclusive economic zone (sect. 3). In section 4 the continental shelf is defined and section 5 declares islands and archipelagos to be integral part of the Vietnamese territory. Full text English