| Hauptstadt | Name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia) geographische Koordinaten: 34 40 N, 32 51 E Zeitunterschied: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: "Episkopi" means "episcopal" in Greek and stems from the fact that the site previously served as the bishop's seat of an Orthodox diocese |
| Konstitution | 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 (2016) |
| Exekutive | Staatsoberhaupt: Queen ELIZABETH II (seit dem 6 February 1952) Regierungschef: Administrator Major General James ILLINGWORTH (seit dem 14 March 2017); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense; the chief officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
