Compare Bassas da India (2001) - Dhekelia (2005)

Compare Bassas da India (2001) z Dhekelia (2005)

	Bassas da India (2001)	Dhekelia (2005)

Area	total: 0.2 sq km land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
Area - comparative	about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Background	This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968.	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 in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
Capital	-	Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri
Climate	tropical	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline	35.2 km	27.5 km
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India	conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	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)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar	-
Economy - overview	no economic activity	Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m	-
Environment - current issues	NA	netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
Executive branch	-	chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of the UK is used
Geographic coordinates	21 30 S, 39 50 E	34 59 N, 33 45 E
Geography - note	-	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
Industries	-	none
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1993)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all rock)	-
Languages	-	English, Greek
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique	on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Map references	Africa	Middle East
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
Natural hazards	maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones	-
Natural resources	none	-
Population	uninhabited (July 2001 est.)	no indigenous personnel note: approximately 2,200 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Terrain	volcanic rock	-
Waterways	none	-

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