| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| factbook:area_comparative | about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
| factbook:area_note | includes a salt lake and wetlands |
| factbook:area_total | 123 |
| factbook: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 southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. |
| factbook:capital_daylightsavingtime | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| factbook:capital_geographiccoordinates | 34 40 N, 32 51 E |
| factbook:capital_name | Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia |
| factbook:capital_timedifference | UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| factbook:climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| factbook:coastline_total | 56 (xsd:long) |
| factbook:constitution | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 |
| factbook:countryname_conventionallongform | Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area |
| factbook:countryname_conventionalshortform | Akrotiri |
| factbook:currency_code | Cypriot pound (CYP) |
| foaf:depiction |
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| factbook: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. |
| factbook:environment_currentissues | shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base |
| factbook:executivebranch_chiefofstate | Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) |
| factbook:executivebranch_elections | none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch |
| factbook:executivebranch_headofgovernment | Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense |
| factbook:factbookcode | ax |
| factbook:flag | <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/ax-flag.gif> |
| factbook:flagdescription | the flag of the UK is used |
| factbook:geographiccoordinates_latitude | 34.6166666666667E0 (xsd:double) |
| factbook:geographiccoordinates_longitude | 32.9666666666667E0 (xsd:double) |
| rdfs:label | Akrotiri |
| is factbook:landboundary of | db:Cyprus |
| factbook:landboundary | db:Cyprus |
| factbook:large_flag | <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/ax-lgflag.gif> |
| factbook:legalsystem | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
| factbook:location | peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
| foaf:logo | <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/ax-flag.gif> |
| factbook:map | <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/ax-map.gif> |
| factbook:name | Akrotiri |
| factbook:population_note | approximately 1300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5000 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 |
| factbook:population_total | 0 (xsd:long) |
| factbook:radiobroadcaststations | AM NA, FM 1, shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) |
| factbook:televisionbroadcaststations | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) |
| rdf:type | factbook:Country |
| factbook:url | <https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ax.html> |
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