Akrotiri
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Introduction - Akrotiri: | Location - Akrotiri: | People - Akrotiri: | Government - Akrotiri: | Country name | conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
conventional short form: Akrotiri | | Capital | name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia
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 | | Constitution | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 | | Legal system | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply | | Executive branch | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch | | Diplomatic representation in the us | none (overseas territory of the UK) | | Diplomatic representation from the us | none (overseas territory of the UK) | | Flag description | the flag of the UK is used | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |