27, May 2012, CEST. Welcome to the Akrotiri economic statistics pages provided by the beta version of EconomyWatch.com's Econ Stats database.
Economic Indicators For: Akrotiri › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Euro, EUR
Year of data: 2010 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed:
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2016
Date of Last Update: 1st August 2011
Population: approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK-based contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
Area: total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Natural Resources:
Capital: name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)
geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E
time difference: 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
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook, Internet World Statistics, The Heritage Foundation and Transparency International
Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.