Asia · Western Asia
Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area covers about 99 km² (38.1 mi²), the 227th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 98.7km²Area, main territory
- 7,850Population
- 0.00In Belgiums
5 km
- Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
Facts
| Area, main territory | 98.7 km²38.1 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 123 km²Wikidata · 20% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.00 |
| Population | 7,850Natural Earth, 2017 |
| Density | 80 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 35°N |
| In other languages | Akrotiri Español · Akrotiri Deutsch · Akrotiri Français · Base Soberana de Acrotíri Português · アクロティリ 日本語 · 阿克罗蒂里主权基地区 中文 · 아크로티리 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia |
What the numbers say about Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 172,038× the size of Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area.
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area's main territory stretches about 15 km north to south and 25 km east to west.
- Our measured 98.7 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 123 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area measures up
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 98.7 km² | 222nd of 239 |
| Population | 7,850 | 225th of 237 |
| Compared with | Its area | Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1 in 311 its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 2,470 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 3,624 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 3,784 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 5,551 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 31,922 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 85,843 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 95,718 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 172,038 its size |
Where Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area sits
- Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area's centre lies at 34.6°N, 32.9°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 3,850 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 35°N to 35°N, about 10 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Natural Earth, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11
