Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus

Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία(Greek)
Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti(Turkish)


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem:

Ýmnos is tin Eleftherían
Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν
Hymn to Liberty

Location of Cyprus (including the North) (green)

in the European Union (light green) — [Legend]

Capital
(and largest city) Nicosia (Λευκωσία, Lefkoşa)
35°08′N33°28′E / 35.133°N 33.467°E / 35.133; 33.467

Official language(s) Greek
Turkish^[1]

Ethnic groups (2011) 77% Greeks
18% Turkish
5% others^[2]

Demonym

Cypriot

Government

Unitary presidential constitutional republic

- President Dimitris Christofias

Legislature House of Representatives

Independence

- Zürich and London Agreement 19 February 1959

- from the United Kingdom 16 August 1960

Area

- Total 9,251 km² (167th)
3,572 (Includes North) sq mi

- Water (%) Negligible

Population

- 2011 estimate 1,099,341
(Whole island)
838,897^[3]
(Does not include North) (159th)

- Density 117/km² (115th)
221/sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2011 estimate

- Total $23.728 billion^[4]

- Per capita $29,074^[4]

GDP (nominal) 2011 estimate

- Total $24.949 billion^[4]

- Per capita $30,570^[4]

Gini (2005) 29 (low) (19th)

HDI (2011) 0.840 (very high) (31st)

Currency Euro (EUR)

Time zone EET(UTC+2)

- Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Drives on the Left

ISO 3166 code

Internet TLD .cy¹

Calling code

357

¹ The .eu domain is also used, shared with other European Union member states.

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

Health

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