World Factbook
Akrotiri
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
note
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
total
123 sq km
Climate
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Location
Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Coastline
56.3 km
Map references
Middle East
Land boundaries
total
48 km
border countries
Cyprus 48 km
Geography - note
British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land
Area - comparative
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Geographic coordinates
34 37 N, 32 58 E