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Last reviewed: 20 August 2009

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GEOGRAPHY

Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, situated 60km south of Turkey and 300km north of Egypt. It has 2 mountain ranges – the Pentadaktylos range (max height 1,042 m) along the north coast and the Troodos massif (Mt Olympus 1,953 m) in the central and south-western parts of the island. Between the 2 ranges lies the plain of Messaoria. Climate is Mediterranean – hot, dry summers and changeable winters.

The Sovereign Base Areas (SBAs) are sovereign British territory and cover 98 square miles of the island of Cyprus. The SBAs are purely military in nature. They are run by the SBA Administration and have their own legislation, police force and courts. They are very closely linked with the Republic of Cyprus with whom they are in a customs and currency union.

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