Akrotiri and Dhekelia
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 Location within Cyprus |
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| Official language | English | ||||
| Capital | Episkopi Cantonment | ||||
| Leader | Peter Pearson | ||||
| Area | 154 square kilometers | ||||
| Population | 7,000 Cypriots; 7,500 British military workers and their families | ||||
| Currency | Great Britain Pound | ||||
Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two areas on the island of Cyprus that are used as military bases of the United Kingdom. The bases were kept by the UK after Cyprus changed from being a colony in the British Empire, to being an independent republic. The United Kingdom kept them because of the important location of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.
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