| Dhekelia (2007) | French Polynesia (2001) | |
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| Administrative divisions | - | none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent
 note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia  | 
				
| Age structure | - | 0-14 years: 
 29.74% (male 38,473; female 36,925) 15-64 years: 65.17% (male 86,128; female 79,076) 65 years and over: 5.09% (male 6,481; female 6,423) (2001 est.)  | 
				
| Agriculture - products | - | coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products | 
| Airports | - | 45 (2000 est.) | 
| Airports - with paved runways | - | total: 
 32 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 19 under 914 m: 6 (2000 est.)  | 
				
| Airports - with unpaved runways | - | total: 
 13 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 10 (2000 est.)  | 
				
| Area | total: 130.8 sq km 
 note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves  | 
				total: 
 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) land: 3,660 sq km water: 507 sq km  | 
				
| Area - comparative | about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC | slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut | 
| 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 - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area. | The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996. | 
| Birth rate | - | 18.6 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 
| Budget | - | revenues: 
 $1 billion expenditures: $900 million, including capital expenditures of $185 million (1996)  | 
				
| Capital | name: Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri 
 geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October  | 
				Papeete | 
| Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters | tropical, but moderate | 
| Coastline | 27.5 km | 2,525 km | 
| Constitution | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 | 28 September 1958 (French Constitution) | 
| Country name | conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area 
 conventional short form: Dhekelia  | 
				conventional long form: 
 Territory of French Polynesia conventional short form: French Polynesia local long form: Territoire de la Polynesie Francaise local short form: Polynesie Francaise former: French Colony of Oceania  | 
				
| Currency | - | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF) | 
| Death rate | - | 4.45 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 
| Debt - external | - | $NA | 
| Dependency status | overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus | overseas territory of France since 1946 | 
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | none (overseas territory of France) | 
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | none (overseas territory of France) | 
| Disputes - international | - | none | 
| Economic aid - recipient | - | $367 million (1997) | 
| 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. | Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. Tourism accounts for about one-fourth of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural products. The territory benefited from a five-year (1994-98) development agreement with France aimed principally at creating new jobs. | 
| Electricity - consumption | - | 399.9 million kWh (1999) | 
| Electricity - exports | - | 0 kWh (1999) | 
| Electricity - imports | - | 0 kWh (1999) | 
| Electricity - production | - | 430 million kWh (1999) | 
| Electricity - production by source | - | fossil fuel: 
 51.16% hydro: 48.84% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1999)  | 
				
| Elevation extremes | - | lowest point: 
 Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m  | 
				
| Environment - current issues | netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn | NA | 
| Ethnic groups | - | Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4% | 
| Exchange rates | Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002) | Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 127.11 (January 2001), 129.44 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25 (1998), 106.11 (1997), 93.00 (1996); note - pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro | 
| Executive branch | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) 
 head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch  | 
				chief of state: 
 President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Paul RONCIERE (since NA 1994) head of government: President of the Territorial Government of French Polynesia Gaston FLOSSE (since 4 April 1991); President of the Territorial Assembly Justin ARAPARI (since 13 May 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Territorial Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers elections: French president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the Territorial Government and the president of the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly  | 
				
| Exports | - | $205 million (f.o.b., 1999) | 
| Exports - commodities | - | cultured pearls 50%, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat (1997) | 
| Exports - partners | - | Japan 62%, US 21% (1999) | 
| Fiscal year | - | calendar year | 
| Flag description | the flag of the UK is used | two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions | 
| GDP | - | purchasing power parity - $2.6 billion (1997 est.) | 
| GDP - composition by sector | - | agriculture: 
 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (1997)  | 
				
| GDP - per capita | - | purchasing power parity - $10,800 (1997 est.) | 
| GDP - real growth rate | - | 2.5% (1997 est.) | 
| Geographic coordinates | 34 59 N, 33 45 E | 15 00 S, 140 00 W | 
| Geography - note | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus | includes five archipelagoes; Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru | 
| Highways | - | total: 
 792 km paved: 264 km unpaved: 528 km (2000)  | 
				
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | - | lowest 10%: 
 NA% highest 10%: NA%  | 
				
| Imports | - | $749 million (f.o.b., 1999) | 
| Imports - commodities | - | fuels, foodstuffs, equipment | 
| Imports - partners | - | France 53%, US 13%, Australia 10% (1999) | 
| Independence | - | none (overseas territory of France) | 
| Industrial production growth rate | - | NA% | 
| Industries | none | tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts | 
| Infant mortality rate | - | 9.12 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) | 
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | - | 1.5% (1994) | 
| International organization participation | - | ESCAP (associate), FZ, ICFTU, SPC, WMO | 
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | - | 2 (2000) | 
| Irrigated land | - | NA sq km | 
| Judicial branch | - | Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif | 
| Labor force | - | 70,000 (1996) | 
| Labor force - by occupation | - | agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (1997) | 
| Land boundaries | total: NA | 0 km | 
| Land use | - | arable land: 
 1% permanent crops: 6% permanent pastures: 5% forests and woodland: 31% other: 57% (1993 est.)  | 
				
| Languages | English, Greek | French (official), Tahitian (official) | 
| Legal system | the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus | based on French system | 
| Legislative branch | - | unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
 elections: last held 12 May 1996 (next to be held NA 2001) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - People's Rally for the Republic (Gaullist) 22, Independent Front for the Liberation of Polynesia 10, New Fatherland Party 5, other 4 note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 24 September 1989 (next to be held NA September 1998); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UC 1; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly on 25 May - 1 June 1997 (next to be held NA 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - People's Rally for the Republic (Gaullist) 2  | 
				
| Life expectancy at birth | - | total population: 
 75.01 years male: 72.67 years female: 77.46 years (2001 est.)  | 
				
| Literacy | - | definition: 
 age 14 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.)  | 
				
| Location | on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta | Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia | 
| Map references | Middle East | Oceania | 
| Maritime claims | - | exclusive economic zone: 
 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM  | 
				
| Merchant marine | - | total: 
 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,240 GRT/7,765 DWT ships by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2, refrigerated cargo 1 (2000 est.)  | 
				
| Military - note | includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway | defense is the responsibility of France | 
| Military branches | - | French Forces (includes Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie | 
| National holiday | - | Bastille Day, 14 July (1789) | 
| Nationality | - | noun: 
 French Polynesian(s) adjective: French Polynesian  | 
				
| Natural hazards | - | occasional cyclonic storms in January | 
| Natural resources | - | timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower | 
| Net migration rate | - | 3.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 
| Political parties and leaders | - | Centrist Union or UC [leader NA]; Independent Front for the Liberation of Polynesia (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU]; New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON]; People's Rally for the Republic (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE] | 
| Political pressure groups and leaders | - | NA | 
| Population | no indigenous personnel 
 note: approximately 2,200 resident military personnel; 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  | 
				253,506 (July 2001 est.) | 
| Population below poverty line | - | NA% | 
| Population growth rate | - | 1.72% (2001 est.) | 
| Ports and harbors | - | Mataura, Papeete, Rikitea, Uturoa | 
| Radio broadcast stations | AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) | AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998) | 
| Radios | - | 128,000 (1997) | 
| Railways | - | 0 km | 
| Religions | - | Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 16% | 
| Sex ratio | - | at birth: 
 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2001 est.)  | 
				
| Suffrage | - | 18 years of age; universal | 
| Telephone system | - | general assessment: 
 NA domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)  | 
				
| Telephones - main lines in use | - | 52,000 (1997) | 
| Telephones - mobile cellular | - | 5,427 (1997) | 
| Television broadcast stations | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) | 7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997) | 
| Terrain | - | mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs | 
| Total fertility rate | - | 2.23 children born/woman (2001 est.) | 
| Unemployment rate | - | 15% (1992 est.) | 
| Waterways | - | none |