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 Akrotiri (2006)Monaco (2004)
 AkrotiriMonaco
Administrative divisions - none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo
Age structure - 0-14 years: 15.5% (male 2,554; female 2,453)


15-64 years: 62.1% (male 9,860; female 10,165)


65 years and over: 22.4% (male 2,959; female 4,279) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products - none
Airports - none; linked to the airport at Nice, France by helicopter service (2003) (2003 est.)
Area total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
total: 1.95 sq km


land: 1.95 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC about three times the size of The Mall in 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. Economic development was spurred in the late 19th century with a railroad linkup to France and the opening of a casino. Since then, the principality's mild climate, splendid scenery, and gambling facilities have made Monaco world famous as a tourist and recreation center.
Birth rate - 9.36 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget - revenues: $518 million


expenditures: $531 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1995)
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
Monaco
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
Coastline 56.3 km 4.1 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 17 December 1962
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
conventional long form: Principality of Monaco


conventional short form: Monaco


local long form: Principaute de Monaco


local short form: Monaco
Currency - euro (EUR)
Death rate - 12.74 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external - NA (2000 est.)
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) the US does not have an embassy in Monaco; the US Consul General in Marseille (France) is accredited to Monaco
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) Monaco does not have an embassy in the US


consulate(s) general: New York
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. Monaco, bordering France on the Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. In 2001, a major construction project extended the pier used by cruise ships in the main harbor. The principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. The state retains monopolies in a number of sectors, including tobacco, the telephone network, and the postal service. Living standards are high, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan areas. Monaco does not publish national income figures; the estimates below are extremely rough.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - imports - NA kWh


note: electricity supplied by France
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mont Agel 140 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
Environment - international agreements - party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Ethnic groups - French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21%
Exchange rates - euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)
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: Prince RAINIER III (since 9 May 1949); Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre, son of the monarch (born 14 March 1958)


head of government: Minister of State Patrick LECLERCQ (since 5 January 2000)


cabinet: Council of Government is under the authority of the monarch


elections: none; the monarchy is hereditary; minister of state appointed by the monarch from a list of three French national candidates presented by the French Government
Exports - $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of the UK is used two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red
GDP - purchasing power parity - $870 million (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $27,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 43 44 N, 7 24 E
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban
Heliports - 1 (shuttle service between the international airport at Nice, France, and Monaco's heliport at Fontvieille) (2003 est.)
Highways - total: 50 km


paved: 50 km


unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Imports - $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monegasque trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France
Independence - 1419 (beginning of the rule by the House of Grimaldi)
Industrial production growth rate - NA
Industries - tourism, construction, small-scale industrial and consumer products
Infant mortality rate - total: 5.53 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA (2000)
International organization participation - ACCT, CE, FAO, IAEA, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IFRCS, IHO, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNITAR, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO
Irrigated land - NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court or Tribunal Supreme (judges appointed by the monarch on the basis of nominations by the National Council)
Labor force - 30,540 (January 1994)
Land boundaries total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
total: 4.4 km


border countries: France 4.4 km
Land use - arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (urban area) (2001)
Languages English, Greek French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Legislative branch - unicameral National Council or Conseil National (24 seats; 16 members elected by list majority system, 8 by proportional representation; to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 9 February 2003 (next to be held NA February 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UNAM 21, UND 3
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 79.42 years


male: 75.53 years


female: 83.5 years (2004 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: 99%


male: NA


female: NA
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
Map references Middle East Europe
Maritime claims - territorial sea: 12 nm
Merchant marine - none
Military - note Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit defense is the responsibility of France
National holiday - National Day (Prince of Monaco Holiday), 19 November
Nationality - noun: Monegasque(s) or Monacan(s)


adjective: Monegasque or Monacan
Natural hazards - NA
Natural resources - none
Net migration rate - 7.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders - National and Democratic Union or UND [Jean-Louis CAMPORA]; Union for Monaco or UPM (including National Union for the Future of Monaco or UNAM [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
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
32,270 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA
Population growth rate - 0.44% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors - Monaco
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 NA, shortwave 8 (1998)
Religions - Roman Catholic 90%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female


total population: 0.91 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage - 21 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: modern automatic telephone system


domestic: NA


international: country code - 377; no satellite earth stations; connected by cable into the French communications system
Telephones - main lines in use - 33,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 19,300 (2002)
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 5 (1998)
Terrain - hilly, rugged, rocky
Total fertility rate - 1.76 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate - 3.1% (1998)
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