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| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Dhekelia Sovereign Base |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.text |
— | note: uses the euro |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| + Added | Environment.Environment - current issues.text |
— | netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC |
| + Added | Geography.Area.note |
— | note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total.text |
— | 131 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 27.5 km |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 34 59 N, 33 45 E |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; several small Cypriot enclaves exist within the Sovereign Base Area (SBA); of the SBA land, 60% is privately owned a… |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.border countries.text |
— | Cyprus 108 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 108 km |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta |
| + 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); located in Akrotiri |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + 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); amended 1966 |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | none |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Dhekelia |
| + 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.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 - the administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense and is also Commander, British Forces Cyprus (BFC); the chief officer, an a… |
| + 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; military courts |
| + 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 United Kingdom 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. Th… |
| + Added | Military and Security.Military - note.text |
— | defense of Dhekelia (aka Eastern Sovereign Base Area) is the responsibility of the UK; includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway |
| + 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 |
— | approximately 15,500 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 9,700 Cypriots and 5,800 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents |
| + Added | Transportation |
— | {} |