| Geography | Akrotiri |
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Location:
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Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
Geographic coordinates:
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34 37 N, 32 58 E |
Map references:
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Middle East |
Area:
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total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
Area - comparative:
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about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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total: 47.4 km
border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km |
Coastline:
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56.3 km |
Maritime claims:
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void |
Climate:
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temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
Terrain:
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void |
Elevation extremes:
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void |
Natural resources:
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void |
Land use:
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void |
Irrigated land:
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void |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
Natural hazards:
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void |
Environment - current issues:
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shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base |
Environment - international agreements:
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void |
Geography - note:
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British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land |
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