Dhekelia
Dhekelia as the 2020 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 30 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 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.
Geography
Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
10 fieldsEnvironment - current issues
netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
Geography - note
- British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus;
- several small Cypriot enclaves exist within the Sovereign Base Area (SBA);
- of the SBA land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land
People and Society
3 fieldsGovernment
11 fieldsDependency status
a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Capital
- name:
- Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); 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
- etymology:
- "Episkopi" means "episcopal" in Greek and stems from the fact that the site previously served as the bishop's seat of an Orthodox diocese
Constitution
history: presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966
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
Executive branch
- chief of state:
- Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
- head of government:
- Administrator Major General Robert J. THOMSON (since 25 September 2019);
- note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense;
- the chief officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases
- elections/appointments:
- the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense
Judicial branch
- highest courts:
- Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales)
- judge selection and term of office:
- see entry for United Kingdom
- subordinate courts:
- Resident Judges' Court; military courts
National anthem
note: as a United Kingdom area of special sovereignty, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom)
Economy
Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia.
3 fieldsEconomic overview
Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Communications
1 fieldBroadcast media
British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Dhekelia Sovereign Base
Military and Security
1 fieldMilitary - note
defense is the responsibility of the UK; includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
Cite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Dhekelia.” The World Factbook 2020. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/dhekelia/2020.