Data at glance of Akrotiri - average on period

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real gdp growth
CPI %
Unemployment rate
Debt/GDP %
Current account balance/GDP %

Data derived from World Economic Outlook Database. To see main macroeconomic indicator in graphs click here

History

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 smaller of the two is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.

Environment

Area: km2

Climate: temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

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Ethnic characteristics

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Languages: English, Greek

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Government

Capital: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)

Government type:

Executive branch

Chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022)

Head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Peter J.M. SQUIRES (since 1 September 2022); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense and is also Commander, British Forces Cyprus (BFC); the chief officer, an appointed civilian, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Base Areas

Legislative branch

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Information derived from worldfactbook.io (Lupon Media), open successor to the CIA World Factbook. Data sourced from World Bank, IMF, UN and other international organizations.