Compare Akrotiri (2006) - Coral Sea Islands (2006)

Compare Akrotiri (2006) z Coral Sea Islands (2006)

	Akrotiri (2006)	Coral Sea Islands (2006)

Area	total: 123 sq km note: includes a salt lake and wetlands	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC	NA
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 southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.	Scattered over more than three-quarters of a million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Capital	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 in March; ends last Sunday in October	-
Climate	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters	tropical
Coastline	56.3 km	3,095 km
Constitution	Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960	-
Country name	conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Akrotiri	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Dependency status	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	-	none
Economy - overview	Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	-	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues	shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base	no permanent fresh water resources
Executive branch	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	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Flag description	the flag of the UK is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	34 37 N, 32 58 E	18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus	important nesting area for birds and turtles
Irrigated land	-	0 sq km
Land boundaries	total: 47.4 km border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km	0 km
Land use	-	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)
Languages	English, Greek	-
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references	Middle East	Oceania
Maritime claims	-	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Natural hazards	-	occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources	-	NEGL
Population	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; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2005 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	FM 1 note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)	-
Television broadcast stations	British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)	-
Terrain	-	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)

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