Dhekelia Government

What is the capital of Dhekelia?

Country Name	Dhekelia
Full Country Name	none
Capital Name	Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri
Capital - geographic coordinate	34 40 N, 32 51 E
Capital Time Difference	UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Daylight Savings Time	+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Constitution	history: presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966
Dependency Status	a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

Dhekelia Capital City Map

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Dhekelia Government and Politics

Who is the president of Dhekelia?

Executive Branch:	chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022) previous chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Peter J.M. SQUIRES (since 1 September 2022); note - the administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense and is also Commander, British Forces Cyprus (BFC); the chief officer, an appointed civilian, is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Base Areas elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense
Legal System:	laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters
Judicial Branch:	highest court(s): Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales) judge selection and term of office: see entry for United Kingdom subordinate courts: Resident Judges' Court; military courts
Diplomatic Representation in the US:	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic Representation from US:	none (overseas territory of the UK)

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