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Background: 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 - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
Economic Overview: Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
| Location: | On the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta |
| Geographic coordinates: | 34 59 N, 33 45 E |
| Area: | Total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves |
| Area - comparative: | About three-quarters the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: | Total: NA |
| Coastline: | 27.5 km |
| Climate: | Temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Environment - current issues: | Netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn |
| Geography - note: | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus |
| Population: | No indigenous personnel note: approximately 2,200 resident military personnel; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base but do not live there |
| Languages: | English, Greek |
| Country name: | Conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia |
| Dependency status: | Overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus |
| Capital: | Name: Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Constitution: | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 |
| Legal system: | The Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus |
| Executive branch: | Chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense 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: |
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| Flag description: | The flag of the UK is used |
| Industries: | None |
| Currency (code): | Cypriot pound (CYP) |
| Exchange rates: | Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002) |
| Radio broadcast stations: | AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) |
| Television broadcast stations: | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) |
| Military - note: | Includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway |
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