| Tromelin Island (2004) | Dhekelia (2007) | |
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| Airports | 1 (2003 est.) | - | 
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1 
 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)  | 
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| 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 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 | 3.7 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: 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  | 
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| Environment - current issues | NA | netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn | 
| Exchange rates | - | Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002) | 
| 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 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 | 
| Industries | - | none | 
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | - | 
| Land boundaries | 0 km | total: NA | 
| Land use | arable land: 0% 
 permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (2001)  | 
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| Languages | - | English, Greek | 
| Legal system | the laws of France, where applicable, apply | 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 | 
| 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 | territorial sea: 12 nm 
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation  | 
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| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of France | includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway | 
| Natural hazards | NA | - | 
| Natural resources | fish | - | 
| Population | uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2004 est.) | 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  | 
				
| 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, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic | - |