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 Akrotiri (2006)Jersey (2006)
 AkrotiriJersey
Administrative divisions - none (British crown dependency)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 17.2% (male 8,139/female 7,552)


15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,407/female 30,691)


65 years and over: 15.7% (male 6,299/female 7,996) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products - potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports - 1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Area total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands		 total: 116 sq km


land: 116 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC about two-thirds 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. Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK.
Birth rate - 9.3 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget - revenues: $601 million


expenditures: $588 million; including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 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		 name: Saint Helier


geographic coordinates: 49 12 N, 2 07 W


time difference: UTC 0 (5 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 temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline 56.3 km 70 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 Jersey


conventional short form: Jersey
Death rate - 9.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 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 - $0
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. Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 1996, the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. Tourism accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come close to those of the UK.
Electricity - consumption - 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)
Electricity - imports - NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 143 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 - Jersey 51.1%, British 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
Exchange rates - Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001)


note: the Jersey 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)


head of government: Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995)


cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports - $NA
Exports - commodities - light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners - UK (2004)
Fiscal year - 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of the UK is used white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 5%


industry: 2%


services: 93% (1996)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $NA
Imports - commodities - machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners - UK (2004)
Independence - none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate - total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 5.3% (2004)
Irrigated land - NA
Judicial branch - Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force - 52,790 (2004)
Land boundaries total: 47.4 km


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


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages English, Greek English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch - unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for six-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for three-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for three-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and three non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch)


elections: last held NA (next to be held NA); note - on 23 November 2005, 29 deputies, independents, were elected


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 79.38 years


male: 76.89 years


female: 82.05 years (2006 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Western Europe, island 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 - arable land
Net migration rate - 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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		 91,084 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.28% (2006 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)		 AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions - Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female


total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage - NA years of age; universal adult
Telephone system - general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use - 73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 83,900 (2004)
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 2 (1997)
Terrain - gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate - 1.58 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0.9% (2004 est.)
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