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Type Field Previous value Current value
- Removed $ {} —
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text — British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.text — note: uses the euro
+ Added Environment.Climate.text — temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
+ Added Environment.Environment - current issues.text — hunting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text — about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
+ Added Geography.Area.note — note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
+ Added Geography.Area.total.text — 123 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text — temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text — 56.3 km
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text — 34 37 N, 32 58 E
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text — British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, a…
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.border countries.text — Cyprus 48 km
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text — 48 km
+ Added Geography.Location.text — Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
+ Added Geography.Map references.text — Middle East
+ Added Government.Capital.daylight saving time.text — +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
+ Added Government.Capital.etymology.text — "Episkopi" means "episcopal" in Greek and stems from the fact that the site previously served as the bishop's seat of an Orthodox diocese
+ Added Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text — 34 40 N, 32 51 E
+ Added Government.Capital.name.text — Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
+ Added Government.Capital.time difference.text — UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
+ Added Government.Constitution.amendments.text — amended 1966
+ Added Government.Constitution.history.text — presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960 serves as a basic legal document)
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional long form.text — none
+ Added Government.Country name.conventional short form.text — Akrotiri
+ Added Government.Country name.etymology.text — named for the village that lies within the Western Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus
+ Added Government.Dependency status.text — a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text — none (overseas territory of the UK)
+ Added Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text — none (overseas territory of the UK)
+ Added Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text — King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022)
+ Added Government.Executive branch.elections/appointments.text — the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense
+ Added Government.Executive branch.head of government.text — Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Peter J.M. SQUIRES (since 1 September 2022); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense and is also Commander, British Forces Cyprus (BFC); the chief officer, an appoi…
+ Added Government.Flag description.text — the flag of the UK is used
+ Added Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text — Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales)
+ Added Government.Judicial branch.judge selection and term of office.text — see entry for United Kingdom
+ Added Government.Judicial branch.subordinate courts.text — Resident Judges' Court; Courts Martial
+ Added Government.Legal system.text — laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal m…
+ Added Government.National anthem.text — note: as a UK area of special sovereignty, "God Save the King" is official (see United Kingdom)
+ Added Introduction.Background.text — 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…
+ Added Military and Security.Military - note.text — defense is the responsibility of the UK; Akrotiri (aka the Western Sovereign Base Area) has a full Royal Air Force base, headquarters for British Forces Cyprus, and the Episkopi Cantonment
+ Added People and Society.Age structure.0-14 years.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Age structure.15-64 years.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Age structure.65 years and over.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Birth rate.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Children under the age of 5 years underweight.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Contraceptive prevalence rate.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Current health expenditure.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Death rate.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Dependency ratios.elderly dependency ratio.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Dependency ratios.potential support ratio.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Dependency ratios.total dependency ratio.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Dependency ratios.youth dependency ratio.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Drinking water source.improved: rural.text — rural: NA
+ Added People and Society.Drinking water source.improved: total.text — total: NA
+ Added People and Society.Drinking water source.improved: urban.text — urban: NA
+ Added People and Society.Drinking water source.unimproved: rural.text — rural: NA
+ Added People and Society.Drinking water source.unimproved: total.text — total: NA
+ Added People and Society.Drinking water source.unimproved: urban.text — urban: NA
+ Added People and Society.Education expenditures.text — NA
+ Added People and Society.Languages.Languages.text — English, Greek
+ Added People and Society.Languages.major-language sample(s).text — Το Παγκόσμιο Βιβλίο Δεδομένων, η απαραίτητη πηγή βασικών πληροφοριών. (Greek) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
+ Added People and Society.Population.text — (2020) approximately 18,195 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 11,000 Cypriots and 7,195 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents
+ Added Transnational Issues.Illicit drugs.text — NA
+ Added Transportation — {}
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