Compare Dhekelia (2008) - Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2002)

Compare Dhekelia (2008) z Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2002)

	Dhekelia (2008)	Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2002)

Area	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves	total: 5 sq km land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island
Area - comparative	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC	about eight times 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 - 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 islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983 it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve.
Capital	name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); 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	-
Climate	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters	tropical
Coastline	27.5 km	74.1 km
Constitution	Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document	-
Country name	conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia	conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Dependency status	a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus	territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
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)
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 3 m
Environment - current issues	netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn	NA
Exchange rates	Cypriot pounds per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003)	-
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	-
Flag description	the flag of the UK is used	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	34 59 N, 33 45 E	12 14 S, 123 05 E
Geography - note	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land	Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983
Industries	none	-
Irrigated land	-	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Land boundaries	total: 103 km (approximately) border countries: Cyprus 103 km (approximately)	0 km
Land use	-	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all grass and sand) (1998 est.)
Languages	English, Greek	-
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	the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply
Location	on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta	Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Australia
Map references	Middle East	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	-	contiguous zone: 12 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Military - note	includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway	defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
Natural hazards	-	surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards
Natural resources	-	fish
People - note	-	the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem
Population	approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents	no indigenous inhabitants note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh waster at Ashmore Reef's West Island
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
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)	-
Television broadcast stations	0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)	-
Terrain	-	low with sand and coral
Waterways	-	none

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