Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - Akrotiri (2005)

Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) z Akrotiri (2005)

	Coral Sea Islands (2004)	Akrotiri (2005)

Area	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important	total: 123 sq km note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative	NA	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.	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 southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Capital	-	Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia
Climate	tropical	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline	3,095 km	56.3 km
Country name	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands	conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Akrotiri
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	none	-
Economy - overview	no economic activity	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: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m	-
Environment - current issues	no permanent fresh water resources	shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Executive branch	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories	chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Thomas 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 Australia is used	the flag of the UK is used
Geographic coordinates	18 00 S, 152 00 E	34 37 N, 32 58 E
Geography - note	important nesting area for birds and turtles	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	total: 47.4 km border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)	-
Languages	-	English, Greek
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
Location	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia	peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Map references	Oceania	Middle East
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors	Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
Natural hazards	occasional tropical cyclones	-
Natural resources	NEGL	-
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)	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
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Terrain	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)	-

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