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{
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"Introduction": {
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"Background": {
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"text": "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 southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area."
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}
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},
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"Geography": {
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"Location": {
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"text": "Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus"
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},
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"Geographic coordinates": {
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"text": "34 37 N, 32 58 E"
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},
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"Map references": {
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"text": "Middle East"
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},
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"Area": {
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"total": {
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"text": "123 sq km"
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},
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"note": {
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"text": "includes a salt lake and wetlands"
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}
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},
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"Area - comparative": {
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"text": "about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC"
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},
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"Land boundaries": {
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"total": {
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"text": "48 km"
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},
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"border countries": {
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"text": "Cyprus 48 km"
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}
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},
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"Coastline": {
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"text": "56.3 km"
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},
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"Climate": {
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"text": "temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters"
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},
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"Environment - current issues": {
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"text": "hunting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base"
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},
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"Geography - note": {
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"text": "British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land"
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}
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},
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"People and Society": {
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"Population": {
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"text": "approximately 15,700 on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK-based contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents"
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},
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"Languages": {
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"text": "English, Greek"
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}
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},
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"Government": {
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"Country name": {
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"conventional long form": {
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"text": "none"
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},
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"conventional short form": {
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"text": "Akrotiri"
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},
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"etymology": {
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"text": "named for the village that lies within the Western Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus"
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}
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},
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"Dependency status": {
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"text": "a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus"
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},
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"Capital": {
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"name": {
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"text": "Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)"
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},
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"geographic coordinates": {
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"text": "34 40 N, 32 51 E"
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},
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"time difference": {
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"text": "UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
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},
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"daylight saving time": {
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"text": "+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October"
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}
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},
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"Constitution": {
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"text": "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 (2016)"
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},
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"Legal system": {
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"text": "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"
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},
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"Executive branch": {
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"chief of state": {
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"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)"
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},
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"head of government": {
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"text": "Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Michael WIGSTON (since 21 January 2015); 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"
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},
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"elections/appointments": {
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"text": "the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense"
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}
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},
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"Judicial branch": {
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"highest court(s)": {
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"text": "Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales)"
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},
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"judge selection and term of office": {
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"text": "see entry for United Kingdom"
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},
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"subordinate courts": {
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"text": "Resident Judges' Court; Courts Martial"
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}
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},
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"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
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"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
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},
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"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
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"text": "none (overseas territory of the UK)"
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},
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"Flag description": {
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"text": "the flag of the UK is used"
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},
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"National anthem": {
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"note": {
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"text": "as a UK area of special sovereignty, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
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}
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}
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},
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"Economy": {
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"Economy - overview": {
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"text": "Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported."
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},
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"Exchange rates": {
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"note": {
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"text": "uses the euro"
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}
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}
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},
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"Communications": {
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"Broadcast media": {
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"text": "British Forces Broadcast Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite TV service as well as BFBS radio broadcasts to the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (2009)"
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}
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},
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"Military and Security": {
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"Military - note": {
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"text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK; Akrotiri has a full RAF base, headquarters for British Forces Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit"
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}
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}
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} |