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Capital city Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri
Capital city > Daylight saving time +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Capital city > Geographic coordinates	34 40 N, 32 51 E
Capital city > Name Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri
Capital city > Time difference UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document
Dependency status a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK)
Executive branch > Chief of state Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
Executive branch > Elections none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Executive branch > Head of government Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense
Flag description the flag of the UK is used
Legal system the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus

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