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Akrotiri and Dhekelia (overseas territory) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 35 01 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 35.0167 decimal degrees |
Long: 033 46 30 E degrees minutes |
Long: 33.7750 decimal degrees |
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Note: Non-contiguous areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on Cyprus, together comprising Sovereign Base Areas under British control. British extraterritorial rights also extend to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; several small Cypriot enclaves exist within the Sovereign Base Area (SBA); of the SBA land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land. Cyprus has occasionally demanded the return of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. |
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Akrotiri and Dhekelia (preferred,C,V,English)
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Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (C,V)
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Western and Eastern Sovereign Base Areas (C,V)
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SBA (C,V,CD)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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overseas territory (preferred, C) |
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dependent political entity (C) |
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primary political unit (C) |
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