Careers, Jobs and Education Resources for: Dhekelia

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. (from the CIA)
 
 
 

Economic 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.

Environmental Issues

Netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn

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, on the southeast coast of cyprus near famagusta

Area

Total: 130.8 sq km note: area surrounds three cypriot enclaves

About three-quarters the size of washington, dc

Country Aliases

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

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

Sources: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)