Compare Dhekelia (2005) - Bassas da India (2002)

Compare Dhekelia (2005) z Bassas da India (2002)

	Dhekelia (2005)	Bassas da India (2002)

Area	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves	total: 0.2 sq km land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC	about one-third 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 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.	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.
Capital	Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri	-
Climate	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters	tropical
Coastline	27.5 km	35.2 km
Country name	conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bassas da India
Dependency status	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
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	Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.	no economic activity
Elevation extremes	-	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m
Environment - current issues	netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn	NA
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 the UK is used	the flag of France is used
Geographic coordinates	34 59 N, 33 45 E	21 30 S, 39 50 E
Geography - note	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus	the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano
Industries	none	-
Irrigated land	-	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed	0 km
Land use	-	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (1998 est.)
Languages	English, Greek	-
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
Location	on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta	Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique
Map references	Middle East	Africa
Maritime claims	-	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway	defense is the responsibility of France
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	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	uninhabited (July 2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	-	volcanic rock
Waterways	-	none

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