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СКАЧАТЬ successful UN efforts at voluntary repatriation,

       2–3 million Afghan refugees continue to reside in Iran and Pakistan,

       many at their own choosing; Pakistan has sent troops into remote

       tribal areas to control the border and stem organized terrorist and

       other illegal cross-border activites; regular meetings between

       Pakistani and coalition allies aim to resolve periodic claims of

       boundary encroachments; occasional conflicts over water-sharing

       arrangements with Amu Darya and Helmand River states

      Refugees and internally displaced persons:

       IDPs: 167,000 - 200,000 (mostly Pashtuns and Kuchis displaced in

       south and west due to drought and instability) (2004)

      Illicit drugs:

       world's largest producer of opium; cultivation of opium poppy

       reached unprecedented level of 206,700 hectares in 2004; counterdrug

       efforts largely unsuccessful; potential opium production of 4,950

       metric tons; potential heroin production of 582 metric tons if all

       opium was processed; source of hashish; many narcotics-processing

       labs throughout the country; drug trade source of instability and

       some antigovernment groups profit from the trade; 80–90% of the

       heroin consumed in Europe comes from Afghan opium; vulnerable to

       narcotics money laundering through informal financial networks

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      @Akrotiri

      Introduction Akrotiri

      Background:

       By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the

       independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and

       jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in

       total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these

       is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as

       the Western Sovereign Base Area.

      Geography Akrotiri

      Location:

       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

      Area - comparative:

       about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

      Climate:

       temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

      Environment - current issues: shooting 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

      People Akrotiri

      Population:

       no indigenous inhabitants

       note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; note -

       there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of

       military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia;

       Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there

      Government Akrotiri

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area

       conventional short form: Akrotiri

      Dependency status:

       overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is

       also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus

      Capital:

       Episkopi; also serves as capital of Dhekelia

      Legal system:

       the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)

       elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is

       appointed by the monarch

       head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton

       PEARSON (since 9 May 2003) note - reports to the British Ministry of

       Defence

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       none (overseas territory of the UK)

      Flag description:

       the flag of the UK is used

      Economy Akrotiri

      Economy - overview:

       Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military

       and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured

       goods must be imported.

      Military Akrotiri

      Military - note:

       Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on

       Cyprus, and Episkopi Support СКАЧАТЬ