Page last updated on November 15, 2012

Location:
Eastern Mediterranean, on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta

Geographic coordinates:
34 59 N, 33 45 E

Map references:
Europe

Area:
total: 130.8 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 223
note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves

Area - comparative:
about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
total: 103 km (approximately)
border countries: Cyprus 103 km (approximately)
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]

Coastline:
27.5 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

Climate:
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

Environment - current issues:
netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn

Geography - note:
British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land