Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia.
Administrative divisions:
The Bases are split into Akrotiri (along with Episkopi Garrison, is part of an area known as the Western Sovereign Base Area or WSBA) and Dhekelia (along with Ayios Nikolaos, is part of the Eastern Sovereign Base Area or ESBA). British extraterritorial rights are also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus.
Population:
Approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia bases; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there.
Languages:
English
Geographic coordinates:
34° 38' N, 32° 55' E
Area total:
123 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
47.4 km
Borders with neighbor countries:
47.4 km
Coastline:
56.3 km
Currency:
British pound (GBP)
Name - conventional short form:
Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
Name - local short form:
Greek: Ακρωτήρι; Turkish: Agrotur
Independence:
none (part of UK Sovereign Base Areas on Cyprus)
Government type:
Administrator - Commander of British Forces in Cyprus.
Dependency status:
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. Overseas territory of UK.