Territory Name: Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Capital: Episkopi Cantonment

Official Visa & Travel Information: UK Immigration Services for British Overseas Territories (Visa Services)

Government Type: UK Overseas Territory - a special form of an UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus.

Background: The 1960 Treaty of Establishment created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 sq km - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smaller of the two is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.

Continent: Europe

Location:

• Akrotiri: Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus.

• Dhekelia: Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta.

Geographic Coordinates: 

• Akrotiri: 34 37 N, 32 58 E

• Dhekelia: 34 59 N, 33 45 E

Population: 18,195 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 11,000 Cypriots and 7,195 Service and UK-based contract personnel and dependents (2020 est.)

Languages: English & Greek

Legal System: Laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters.

Currency: European Euro (EUR)

Geography:

• Total: 254 sq km

  • Akrotiri: 123 sq km

  • Dhekelia: 131 sq km

(Country Summary, The World Factbook, CIA.gov)

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