Compare Glorioso Islands (2001) - Dhekelia (2006)

Compare Glorioso Islands (2001) z Dhekelia (2006)

	Glorioso Islands (2001)	Dhekelia (2006)

Airports	1 (2000 est.)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2000 est.)	-
Area	total: 5 sq km land: 5 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and South Rock	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
Area - comparative	about eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Background	A French possession since 1892, the Glorioso Islands are composed of two lushly vegetated islands (Ile Glorieuse and Ile du Lys) and three rock islets. A military garrison operates a weather and radio station on Ile Glorieuse.	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.
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
Climate	tropical	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline	35.2 km	27.5 km
Constitution	-	Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Glorioso Islands local long form: none local short form: Iles Glorieuses	conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area conventional short form: Dhekelia
Dependency status	possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion	overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (possession of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (possession of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	claimed by Madagascar	-
Economy - overview	no economic activity	Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 12 m	-
Environment - current issues	NA	netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
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 Defence elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Flag description	the flag of France is used	the flag of the UK is used
Geographic coordinates	11 30 S, 47 20 E	34 59 N, 33 45 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	0 km	total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)	-
Languages	-	English, Greek
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, northwest of Madagascar	on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Map references	Africa	Middle East
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
Natural hazards	periodic cyclones	-
Natural resources	guano, coconuts	-
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a small French military garrison (July 2001 est.)	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
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Radio broadcast stations	-	FM 1 (located in Akrotiri) note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
Television broadcast stations	-	British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)
Terrain	low and flat	-
Waterways	none	-

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