![]() | Akrotiri (2004) (porownaj) |
![]() | Akrotiri (2005) (porownaj) |
![]() | Akrotiri (2007) (porownaj) |
![]() | Akrotiri (2008) (porownaj) |
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| Terytorium | total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
| Terytorium - porownanie wielkosci | about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Tlo historyczne | By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cypr, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Terytorium, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Terytorium. |
| Stolica | name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia
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 w marzec; ends last Sunday w pazdziernik |
| Klimat | temperate; Mediterranean z hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Linia brzegowa | 56.3 km |
| Konstytucja | Sovereign Base Terytoriums of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order w Council 1960, effective 16 sierpien 1960 |
| Nazwa panstwa | conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Terytorium
conventional short form: Akrotiri |
| Podleglosc | overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cypr |
| Reprezentacja dyplomatyczna ze strony USA | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Reprezentacja dyplomatyczna w USA | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Ekonomia | Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located w Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. |
| Srodowisko - obecne problemy | shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place dla loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base |
| Wladza wykonawcza | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 luty 1952)
head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 kwiecien 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch |
| Opis flagi | the flag of the UK is used |
| Koordynaty geograficzne | 34 37 N, 32 58 E |
| Polozenie geograficzne | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cypr |
| Granica | total: 47.4 km
border countries: Cypr 47.4 km |
| Jezyki | English, Greek |
| System prawny | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
| Lokalizacja | peninsula on the southwest coast of Cypr |
| Lokalizacja na mapie | Middle East |
| Wojsko - uwagi | Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters dla British Forces on Cypr, and Episkopi Support Unit |
| Ludnosc | no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cypr citizens work on the base, but do not live there |
| Stacje radiowe | FM 1
note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) |
| Stacje telewizyjne | British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) |