Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas

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The Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas are British Overseas Territories on the island of Cyprus that serve as strategic military bases and listening posts for the United Kingdom in the Eastern Mediterranean.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf British Overseas Territory
military base area
administeredBy UK Ministry of Defence
administrator Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas
airspaceControl UK military
area about 254 square kilometres
borderWith Republic of Cyprus
capital Episkopi Cantonment
composedOf Akrotiri
Dhekelia
containsFacility Dhekelia Garrison
Episkopi Garrison
RAF Akrotiri
country United Kingdom
createdFrom British Cyprus
currency euro
defenceResponsibility United Kingdom
established 1960
establishedBy Treaty of Establishment
hasCivilianPopulation yes
hasCoastlineOn Mediterranean Sea
hasEnclaveWithin Republic of Cyprus
hasMilitaryFunction listening posts
signals intelligence
strategic military bases
hasRoadConnectionsWith Republic of Cyprus
hasStatus retained under 1960 independence arrangements of Cyprus
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
language English
Greek (widely used)
Turkish (to a lesser extent)
legalSystem based on English law
locatedIn Eastern Mediterranean
locatedOn island of Cyprus
notPartOf Republic of Cyprus
United Kingdom
officialName Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
populationIncludes Cypriot civilians
UK civilian employees
UK military personnel
shortName SBA
sovereignState United Kingdom
strategicLocationFor Eastern Mediterranean surveillance
Middle East operations
usedBy British Armed Forces
British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cyprus ("British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia")
borderedBy
British Armed Forces
garrison
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas ("Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia")
officialName
RAF Akrotiri ("British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia")
partOf
Cypriot pound ("British Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus")
usedIn

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