Location:
Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus

Geographic coordinates:
34 37 N, 32 58 E

Map references:
Middle East

Area:
total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data): 224

Area - comparative:
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
total: 48 km
[see also: Land boundaries - total country ranks ]
border countries (1): Cyprus 48 km

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

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

Environment - current issues:
hunting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base

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