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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.

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