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Area > Comparative to US places
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
Area > Note
includes a salt lake and wetlands |
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Area > Total
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227 sq km
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[227th of 248]
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Climate
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
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Coastline
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184 km
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[184th of 249]
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Geographic coordinates
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34 37 N, 32 58 E |
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Geography > Note
British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
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Cyprus 47.4 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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153 km
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[153rd of 161]
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Location
peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
Map references
Middle East |
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SOURCES: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
; This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
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; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
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