Akrotiri
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
conventional short form: Akrotiri |
| Gevernment type | Islamic republic |
| Capital |
name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia
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 |
| Flag description | the flag of the UK is used |
| Currency | Cypriot pound (CYP) |
| Internet country code | .af |
| Ports and terminals | Kheyrabad, Shir Khan |
| Agriculture products | opium, wheat, fruits, nuts; wool, mutton, sheepskins, lambskins |
| Industries | small-scale production of textiles, soap, furniture, shoes, fertilizer, cement; handwoven carpets; natural gas, coal, copper |
| Geography |
| Location | peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
| Coordinates | 34 37 N, 32 58 E |
| Continent | Middle East |
| Area |
total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
| Boundaries |
total: 47.4 km
border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km |
| Coastline | 56.3 km |
| Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Terrain | mostly rugged mountains; plains in north and southwest |
| Natural resources | natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones |
| Natural hazards | damaging earthquakes occur in Hindu Kush mountains; flooding; droughts |
| People |
| Population | no indigenous inhabitants
note: 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; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there |
| Ethnic groups | Pashtun 42%, Tajik 27%, Hazara 9%, Uzbek 9%, Aimak 4%, Turkmen 3%, Baloch 2%, other 4% |
| Religions | Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 19%, other 1% |
| Languages | English, Greek |
