Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
Short Name: Territorial Sea Convention
Full Name: Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone
Purpose: general
Established: 29-Apr-1958
Entered into force: 10-Sep-1964
Type: convention, multi-lateral
Place where established: Geneva, Switzerland
Schedule to expire:
Goals and Objectives: To exercise sovereignty of a State by identifying its territorial sea, described as the land territory and its internal waters, to a belt of sea adjacent to its coast.
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Signatories
Country Status Year
Afghanistanpending30-Oct-1958
Argentinapending29-Apr-1958
Australiapending10-Sep-1964
Austriapending27-Oct-1958
Belaruspending10-Sep-1964
Belgiumratified05-Feb-1972
Boliviapending17-Oct-1958
Bosnia and Herzegovinapending01-Sep-1993
Bulgariapending10-Sep-1964
Cambodiaratified10-Sep-1964
Canadapending29-Apr-1958
Colombiapending29-Apr-1958
Costa Ricapending29-Apr-1958
Cubapending29-Apr-1958
Dominicapending26-Sep-1968
Dominican Republicpending10-Sep-1964
Fijipending18-Apr-1971
Finlandpending18-Mar-1965
Ghanapending29-Apr-1958
Guatemalapending29-Apr-1958
Haitipending10-Sep-1964
Hungarypending10-Sep-1964
Icelandpending29-Apr-1958
Iran, Islamic R. ofpending28-May-1958
Irelandpending02-Oct-1958
Israelpending10-Sep-1964
Italypending16-Jan-1965
Jamaicapending07-Nov-1965
Japanpending10-Jul-1968
Kenyapending20-Jul-1969
Latviapending17-Dec-1992
Lesothopending23-Oct-1973
Liberiapending27-May-1958
Lithuaniapending31-Jan-1992
Madagascarpending10-Sep-1964
Malawipending03-Dec-1965
Malaysiapending10-Sep-1964
Maltapending18-Jun-1966
Mauritiuspending04-Nov-1970
Mexicopending01-Sep-1966
Nepalpending29-Apr-1958
Netherlandspending20-Mar-1966
New Zealandpending29-Oct-1958
Nigeriapending10-Sep-1964
Pakistanpending31-Oct-1958
Panamapending02-May-1958
Portugalpending10-Sep-1964
Romaniapending10-Sep-1964
Russian Federationpending10-Sep-1964
Senegalpending10-Sep-1964
Sierra Leonepending13-Mar-1962
Solomon Islandspending03-Oct-1981
South Africapending10-Sep-1964
Spainpending27-Mar-1971
Sri Lankapending30-Oct-1958
Swazilandpending15-Nov-1970
Switzerlandpending17-Jun-1966
Thailandpending01-Aug-1968
Tongapending29-Jul-1971
Trinidad and Tobagopending11-May-1966
Tunisiapending30-Oct-1958
Ugandapending14-Sep-1964
Ukrainepending10-Sep-1964
United Kingdompending10-Sep-1964
Uruguaypending29-Apr-1958
USA (contiguous states)pending10-Sep-1964
Venezuelapending10-Sep-1964
Yugoslavia, SFR of (former)pending28-Jan-1966
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