British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Sovereign_Base_Areas_of_Akrotiri_and_Dhekelia
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
British colony
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:area 254 km²
gptkbp:borders gptkb:UN_Buffer_Zone_in_Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Episkopi_Cantonment
gptkbp:coatOfArms Coat of arms of the Sovereign Base Areas
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Akrotiri
gptkb:Dhekelia
gptkbp:containsSettlement gptkb:Episkopi_Cantonment
Dhekelia Cantonment
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Euro
gptkbp:dependsOn gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(UK)
gptkbp:dialCode +357 (Cyprus)
gptkbp:drivesOn left
gptkbp:established 1960
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Union_Jack
gptkbp:governor Peter Squires (as of 2023)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
gptkbp:internetTLD None (uses .uk and .cy)
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code None (not assigned)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Cyprus
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:British_Forces_Cyprus
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population ~15,700 (2018)
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military_operation
gptkb:intelligence_gathering
communications
gptkbp:timezone EET (UTC+2)
gptkbp:timezoneDST EEST (UTC+3)
gptkbp:treaty gptkb:Treaty_of_Establishment_(1960)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ormideia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7