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 Akrotiri (2006)Norfolk Island (2006)
 AkrotiriNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions - none (territory of Australia)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products - Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
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: 34.6 sq km


land: 34.6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC about 0.2 times 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. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate - NA
Budget - revenues: $4.6 million


expenditures: $4.8 million; including capital expenditures of $2 million (FY99/00)
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: Kingston


geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E


time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 56.3 km 32 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island


conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Death rate - NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of 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
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. Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Bates 319 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 - descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
Exchange rates - Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)
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); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003)


head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001)


cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator


elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007)


election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - 17.2%
Exports - $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities - postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners - Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2004)
Fiscal year - 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of the UK is used three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Imports - $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities - NA
Imports - partners - Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2004)
Independence - none (territory of Australia)
Industries - tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Infant mortality rate - total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
International organization participation - UPU
Irrigated land - NA
Judicial branch - Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force - 1,345
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture: 10%


industry and services: 90%
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 (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
Legislative branch - unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
Life expectancy at birth - total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Literacy - NA
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Middle East Oceania
Maritime claims - territorial sea: 12 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
National holiday - Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality - noun: Norfolk Islander(s)


adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards - typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources - fish
Net migration rate - NA
Political parties and leaders - none
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
1,828 (July 2006 est.)
Population growth rate - -0.01% (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 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Religions - Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
Sex ratio - NA
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: adequate


domestic: free local calls


international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station
Telephones - main lines in use - 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
Terrain - volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate - NA
Unemployment rate - 0%
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