Compare Dhekelia (2005) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2006)

Compare Dhekelia (2005) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2006)

	Dhekelia (2005)	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2006)

Area	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than two times the size of 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.	These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
Capital	Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri	-
Climate	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters	antarctic
Coastline	27.5 km	101.9 km
Country name	conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI
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 Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
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 indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands.
Elevation extremes	-	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 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 Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	34 59 N, 33 45 E	53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus	-
Industries	none	-
Irrigated land	-	0 sq km
Land boundaries	total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed	0 km
Land use	-	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
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	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references	Middle East	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	-	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
Natural hazards	-	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources	-	fish
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 2006 est.)
Terrain	-	Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky

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