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Akrotiri Country Profile
By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent
Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction
over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and
Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign
Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base
Area.
Location: |
peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
Geographic coordinates: |
34 37 N, 32 58 E |
Map references: |
Middle
East |
Area: |
total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
Area - comparative: |
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: |
total: 47.4 km
border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km |
Coastline: |
56.3 km |
Climate: |
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
Environment - current
issues: |
shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and
green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the
base |
Geography - note: |
British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post
sites scattered across Cyprus |
Population: |
no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base;
there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military
personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens
work on the base, but do not live there |
Languages: |
English, Greek |
Country name: |
conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
conventional short form: Akrotiri |
Dependency status: |
overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also
the Commander, British Forces Cyprus |
Capital: |
Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia |
Legal system: |
the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
Executive branch: |
chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February
1952)
head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter
Thomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003); note - reports
to the British Ministry of Defence
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator
is appointed by the monarch |
Diplomatic representation
in the US: |
none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Diplomatic representation
from the US: |
none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Flag description: |
the flag of the UK is used |
Economy - overview: |
Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and
their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods
must be imported.
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Military - note: |
Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus,
and Episkopi Support Unit |
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