What is the capital of Akrotiri?
Country Name | Akrotiri |
Full Country Name | none |
Etymology- history of name | named for the village that lies within the Western Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus |
Capital Name | Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia) |
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) amendments: 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 Akrotiri?
Executive Branch: |
chief of state: King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022) previous chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (6 February 1952 - 8 September 2022) head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Peter J.M. SQUIRES (since 1 September 2022) note - 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; Courts Martial |
Diplomatic Representation in the US: | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
Diplomatic Representation from US: | embassy: none (overseas territory of the UK) |