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 |
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) |