Location:
Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Geographic coordinates:
34 59 N, 33 45 E
Map references:
Middle East
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Climate: Environment - current issues: Geography - note:
total: 130.8 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
country comparison to the world: 223
about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
total: 108 km
[see also: Land boundaries - total country ranks ]
border countries (1): Cyprus 108 km
27.5 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
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