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 Akrotiri (2006)Guernsey (2005)
 AkrotiriGuernsey
Administrative divisions - none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew
Age structure - 0-14 years: 15.4% (male 5,084/female 4,937)


15-64 years: 66.9% (male 21,611/female 22,002)


65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,882/female 6,712) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products - tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports - 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands		 total: 78 sq km


land: 78 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC about one-half the size of Washington, DC
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. The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Birth rate - 9.01 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget - revenues: $539.2 million


expenditures: $448.3 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2002 est.)
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		 Saint Peter Port
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 56.3 km 50 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri		 conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey


conventional short form: Guernsey
Death rate - 9.95 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international - none
Economic aid - recipient - NA
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. Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 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 NA
Ethnic groups - UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates - Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000)


note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
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		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000)


head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004)


cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation


elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion


election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA%
Exports - $NA
Exports - commodities - tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners - UK (regarded as internal trade)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of the UK is used white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 3% (2003 est.)
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways - total: NA km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $NA
Imports - commodities - coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners - UK (regarded as internal trade)
Independence - none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate - total: 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 4.9% (2004 est.)
International organization participation - UPU
Irrigated land - NA sq km
Judicial branch - Royal Court
Labor force - 32,290 (2001)
Land boundaries total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km		 0 km
Land use - arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
Languages English, Greek English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch - unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments


elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 80.3 years


male: 77.3 years


female: 83.41 years (2005 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Middle East Europe
Maritime claims - territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday - Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality - noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards - NA
Natural resources - cropland
Net migration rate - 3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders - none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
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		 65,228 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.29% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors - Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations FM 1


note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)		 AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions - Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female


total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use - 55,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 31,500 (2001)
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 1 (1997)
Terrain - mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate - 1.38 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0.5% (1999 est.)
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