Compare Dhekelia (2008) - Coral Sea Islands (2001)

Compare Dhekelia (2008) z Coral Sea Islands (2001)

	Dhekelia (2008)	Coral Sea Islands (2001)

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 1 million 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 - 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	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	3,095 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: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea 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 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
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	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; 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	important nesting area for birds and turtles
Industries	none	-
Irrigated land	-	0 sq km (1993)
Land boundaries	total: 103 km (approximately) border countries: Cyprus 103 km (approximately)	0 km
Land use	-	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover)
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 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 Dhekelia 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	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: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2001 est.)
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	-	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Waterways	-	none

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