Compare Dhekelia (2005) - Coral Sea Islands (2002)

Compare Dhekelia (2005) z Coral Sea Islands (2002)

	Dhekelia (2005)	Coral Sea Islands (2002)

Area	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves	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
Area - comparative	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC	NA
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.	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 Willis Island. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Capital	Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri	-
Climate	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters	tropical
Coastline	27.5 km	3,095 km
Country name	conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Dependency status	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the 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
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: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues	netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn	no permanent fresh water resources
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	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Flag description	the flag of the UK is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	34 59 N, 33 45 E	18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus	important nesting area for birds and turtles
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% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (1998 est.)
Languages	English, Greek	-
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references	Middle East	Oceania
Maritime claims	-	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Military - note	includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
Natural hazards	-	occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources	-	NEGL
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	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
Terrain	-	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Waterways	-	none

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