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 Clipperton IslandAkrotiri
Area total: 6 sq km


land: 6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative about 12 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Background This isolated island was named for John CLIPPERTON, a pirate who made it his hideout early in the 18th century. Annexed by France in 1855, it was seized by Mexico in 1897. Arbitration eventually awarded the island to France, which took possession in 1935. 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.
Capital - name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and 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
Climate tropical; humid, average temperature 20-32 degrees C, wet season (May to October) temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 11.1 km 56.3 km
Constitution - Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Clipperton Island


local long form: none


local short form: Ile Clipperton


former: sometimes called Ile de la Passion
conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
Dependency status possession of France; administered directly by the Minister of Overseas France a special form of UK overseas territory; 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 none -
Economy - overview Although 115 species of fish have been identified in the territorial waters of Clipperton Island, the only economic activity is tuna fishing. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Rocher Clipperton 29 m
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Environment - current issues NA shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Exchange rates - Cypriot pounds per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003)
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 Defense


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 10 17 N, 109 13 W 34 37 N, 32 58 E
Geography - note reef 12 km in circumference British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land
Irrigated land 0 sq km -
Land boundaries 0 km total: 47.4 km


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


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (all coral) (2005)
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Languages - English, Greek
Legal system the laws of France, where applicable, apply the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
Location Middle America, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,120 km southwest of Mexico peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Map references Political Map of the World Middle East
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
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Military - note defense is the responsibility of France Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
Natural hazards NA -
Natural resources fish -
Population uninhabited approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
Radio broadcast stations - AM NA, FM 1, shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Television broadcast stations - 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Terrain coral atoll -
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