Dhekelia Population: 15,500
NO VISITORS FROM HERE YET!Back to Flag Counter Overview |
History | |
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 | |
| |
Location: | Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta |
Geographic coordinates: | 34 59 N, 33 45 E |
Area: | total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves Size comparison: about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC |
Land Boundaries: | total: 108 km border countries (1): Cyprus 108 km |
Coastline: | 27.5 km |
Maritime claims: | |
Climate: | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
Terrain: | |
Natural resources: | |
Current Environment Issues: | netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn |
^Back to Top | |
People | |
Nationality: | |
Ethnic groups: | |
Languages: | English, Greek |
Religions: | |
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 |
Population growth rate: | |
Sex ratio: | |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | n/a |
Literacy: | |
^Back to Top | |
Government | |
Country name: | conventional long form: none conventional short form: Dhekelia |
Government type: | |
Capital: | 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 |
Administrative divisions: | |
Independence: | |
National holiday: | |
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 |
Suffrage: | |
Executive branch: | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Administrator Major General Robert J. THOMSON (since 25 September 2019); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense; the chief officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense |
Legislative branch: | |
Judicial branch: | highest courts: 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 |
Political parties and leaders: | |
International organization participation: | |
National anthem: | note: as a United Kingdom area of special sovereignty, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom) |
Diplomatic representation in the US: | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Diplomatic representation from the US: | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
^Back to Top | |
Economy | |
Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. | |
Agriculture - products: | |
Industries: | none |
Labor force: | |
Budget: | |
Exports: | |
Exports - commodities: | |
Imports: | |
Imports - commodities: | |
Exchange rates: | note: uses the euro |
^Back to Top | |
Energy | |
^Back to Top | |
Communications | |
Broadcast media: | British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Dhekelia Sovereign Base |
^Back to Top | |
Transportation | |
Roadways: | |
^Back to Top | |
Military | |
Defense is the responsibility of the UK; includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway | |
^Back to Top | |
Transnational Issues | |
^Back to Top |
Back to Flag Counter Overview
Source: CIA - The World Factbook