!!!Akrotiri: Government
||Country name|''conventional long form'': none \\ ''conventional short form'': Akrotiri \\ ''etymology'': named for the village that lies within the Western Sovereign Base Area on Cyprus \\ 
||Dependency status|a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
||Capital|Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)[{GoogleMap location='Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia)' zoom='6'}] \\ ''geographic coordinates'': 34 40 N, 32 51 E \\ ''time difference'': UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) \\ ''daylight saving time'': +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October \\ 
||Constitution|presented 3 August 1960, effective 16 August 1960 (The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960 serves as a basic legal document); amended 1966 (2016)
||Legal system|laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus; note - the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters
||Executive branch|''chief of state'': Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) \\ ''head of government'': Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Michael WIGSTON (since 21 January 2015); note - administrator reports to the British Ministry of Defense; the chief officer is responsible for the day-to-day running of the civil government of the Sovereign Bases \\ ''elections/appointments'': the monarchy is hereditary; administrator appointed by the monarch on the advice of the Ministry of Defense \\ 
||Judicial branch|''highest court(s)'': Senior Judges' Court (consists of several visiting judges from England and Wales) \\ ''judge selection and term of office'': see entry for United Kingdom \\ ''subordinate courts'': Resident Judges' Court; Courts Martial \\ 
||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
||National anthem| \\ ''__note__'': as a UK area of special sovereignty, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom) \\