Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Akrotiri

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. (from the CIA)
 
 
 

Economic 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.

Environmental Issues

Shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base

Population

Approximately 15,700 live 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

Location

Eastern mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of cyprus

Area

Total: 123 sq km note: includes a salt lake and wetlands

About 0.7 times the size of washington, dc

Country Aliases

Conventional long form: akrotiri sovereign base area conventional short form: akrotiri

Capital

Name: episkopi cantonment (base administrative center for akrotiri and 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

Sources: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)