Broadcast media [time series]

British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Dhekelia Sovereign Base

Exchange rates [time series]

note: uses the euro

Industries [time series]

none

Climate [time series]

temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

Environment - current issues [time series]

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

Area [time series]

total: 131 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

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; several small Cypriot enclaves exist within the Sovereign Base Area (SBA); of the SBA land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 108 km border countries (1): Cyprus 108 km

Location [time series]

Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta

Map references [time series]

Middle East

Capital [time series]

name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); 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 etymology: "Episkopi" means "episcopal" in Greek and stems from the fact that the site previously served as the bishop's seat of an Orthodox diocese

Constitution [time series]

history: 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

Country name [time series]

conventional long form: none conventional short form: Dhekelia

Dependency status [time series]

a special form of UK overseas territory; 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: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022) head of government: 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 appointed civilian, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Base Areas elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

the flag of the UK is used

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales) judge selection and term of office: see entry for United Kingdom subordinate courts: Resident Judges' Court; military courts

Legal system [time series]

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 matters

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

note: as a United Kingdom area of special sovereignty, "God Save the King" is official (see United Kingdom)

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]

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

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA

Birth rate [time series]

NA

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

NA

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

NA

Current health expenditure [time series]

NA

Death rate [time series]

NA

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: NA youth dependency ratio: NA elderly dependency ratio: NA potential support ratio: NA

Drinking water source [time series]

improved: urban: NA rural: NA total: NA unimproved: urban: NA rural: NA total: NA

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

NA

Languages [time series]

English, Greek major-language sample(s): ό ί έ , ί ή ώ ώ . (Greek) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

Population [time series]

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