Compare Tromelin Island (2003) - Dhekelia (2004)

Compare Tromelin Island (2003) z Dhekelia (2004)

	Tromelin Island (2003)	Dhekelia (2004)

Airports	1 (2002)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	total: 1 sq km land: 1 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
Area - comparative	about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Background	First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station.	By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
Capital	-	Episkopi; located in Akrotiri
Climate	tropical	temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline	3.7 km	-
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Tromelin Island local long form: none local short form: Ile Tromelin	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 (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	claimed by Mauritius	-
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 7 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 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 France is used	the flag of the UK is used
Geographic coordinates	15 52 S, 54 25 E	34 59 N, 33 45 E
Geography - note	climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises)	British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	-
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.)	-
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
Location	Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar	on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Map references	Africa	Middle East
Maritime claims	continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
Natural hazards	NA	-
Natural resources	fish	-
Population	uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2003 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	-
Terrain	low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic	-
Waterways	none	-

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