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List All Cities Dhekelia Listing cities Dhekelia database :
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Description Dhekelia by rbd.me
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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 larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
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Location
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Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
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Area - comparative
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about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
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Natural resources Dhekelia
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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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Population Dhekelia
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none (overseas territory of the UK)
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Education Dhekelia expenditures
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Government Dhekelia type
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Independence
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Dhekelia Economy - overview
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