Location | Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
Geographic coordinates | 34 37 N, 32 58 E |
Map references | Middle East |
Area | total: 123 sq km note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
Area - comparative | about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries | total: 48 km border countries (1): Cyprus 48 km |
Coastline | 56.3 km |
Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
Geography - note | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land |
Source: CIA World Factbook
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