Compare Dhekelia (2005) - Paracel Islands (2001)

Compare Dhekelia (2005) z Paracel Islands (2001)

	Dhekelia (2005)	Paracel Islands (2001)

Airports	-	1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.)
Area	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves	total: NA sq km land: NA sq km water: 0 sq km
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.	This archipelago is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and potentially large oil reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Prattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops captured a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. However, the islands are still claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan.
Capital	Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri	-
Climate	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters	tropical
Coastline	27.5 km	518 km
Country name	conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Paracel Islands
Dependency status	overseas territory of UK; 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	-	occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam
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.	China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism.
Elevation extremes	-	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 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	-
Geographic coordinates	34 59 N, 33 45 E	16 30 N, 112 00 E
Geography - note	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus	-
Industries	none	-
Irrigated land	-	0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries	total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed	0 km
Land use	-	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%
Languages	English, Greek	-
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply	-
Location	on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta	Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines
Map references	Middle East	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	-	NA
Military - note	includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway	occupied by China
Natural hazards	-	typhoons
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	no indigenous inhabitants note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2001 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded
Terrain	-	mostly low and flat
Waterways	-	none

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