Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

FM 1 (located in Akrotiri) note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.

Industries [time series]

none

Area [time series]

total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves

Area - comparative [time series]

about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC

Climate [time series]

temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

Coastline [time series]

27.5 km

Environment - current issues [time series]

netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn

Geographic coordinates [time series]

34 59 N, 33 45 E

Geography - note [time series]

British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus

Land boundaries [time series]

total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed

Location [time series]

on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta

Map references [time series]

Middle East

Capital [time series]

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 [time series]

Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia

Dependency status [time series]

overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

none (overseas territory of the UK)

Executive branch [time series]

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 Defence elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

the flag of the UK is used

Legal system [time series]

the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply

Background [time series]

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.

Military - note [time series]

includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway

Languages [time series]

English, Greek

Population [time series]

no indigenous personnel note: approximately 2,200 military personnel are on the base; 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