Dhekelia
Updated
Area
131 km²
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Location
- Region
- Europe
- Area
- 131 km²
The Factbook archive 38 fields · 8 categories
The complete World Factbook entry for Dhekelia: 38 fields and 32 sub-entries across 8 categories, kept whole as historical reference. A United States Government work in the public domain, reflecting data as of the final April 2024 edition. Last CIA update: April 15, 2024.
Introduction 1 field
- 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 larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
Geography 9 fields
- Location
- Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
- Geographic coordinates
- 34 59 N, 33 45 E
- Map references
- Middle East
- Area
- total: 131 sq km
- Area - comparative
- about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
- Land boundaries
- total: 108 kmborder countries: Cyprus 108 km
- Coastline
- 27.5 km
- Climate
- temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
- Geography - note
- 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
People and Society 11 fields
- Population
- 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
- Languages
- Languages: English, Greekmajor-language sample(s):
Το Παγκόσμιο Βιβλίο Δεδομένων, η απαραίτητη πηγή βασικών πληροφοριών. (Greek)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. - Age structure
- 0-14 years: NA15-64 years: NA65 years and over: NA
- Dependency ratios
- total dependency ratio: NAyouth dependency ratio: NAelderly dependency ratio: NApotential support ratio: NA
- Birth rate
- NA
- Death rate
- NA
- Contraceptive prevalence rate
- NA
- Drinking water source
- improved: urban: urban: NAimproved: rural: rural: NAimproved: total: total: NAunimproved: urban: urban: NAunimproved: rural: rural: NAunimproved: total: total: NA
- Current health expenditure
- NA
- Children under the age of 5 years underweight
- NA
- Education expenditures
- NA
Environment 2 fields
- Environment - current issues
- netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
- Climate
- temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Government 11 fields
- Country name
- conventional long form: noneconventional short form: Dhekelia
- Dependency status
- a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
- Capital
- name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotirigeographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 Etime 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 Octoberetymology: "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
- 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
- Legal system
- 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
- Executive branch
- 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 Areaselections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense
- Judicial branch
- 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 Kingdomsubordinate courts: Resident Judges' Court; military courts
- Diplomatic representation in the US
- none (overseas territory of the UK)
- Diplomatic representation from the US
- none (overseas territory of the UK)
- Flag description
- the flag of the UK is used
- National anthem
- note: as a United Kingdom area of special sovereignty, "God Save the King" is official (see United Kingdom)
Economy 2 fields
- Industries
- none
- Exchange rates
- note: uses the euro
Communications 1 field
- Broadcast media
- British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Dhekelia Sovereign Base
Military and Security 1 field
- Military - note
- 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
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