Akrotiri
Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
Akrotiri as the 2004 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 20 fields, one of 22 editions from 2004 to 2025.
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Introduction
1 fieldBackground
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 southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Geography
Peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
8 fieldsEnvironment - current issues
- shooting around the salt lake;
- note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles;
- only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Geography - note
British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
People
1 fieldPopulation
no indigenous inhabitants
note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; note - there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base,
but do not live there
Government
8 fieldsDependency status
overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
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
Economy
Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri.
1 fieldEconomy - overview
Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Military
1 fieldMilitary - note
Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
Cite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Akrotiri.” The World Factbook 2004. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/akrotiri/2004.