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Republic o Cyprus
Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek)
Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkis)
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem: Hymn tae Liberty
Location o Cyprus(dark green)in the European Union(light green) — [Legend]
Location o  Cyprus  (dark green)

in the European Union  (light green)  —  [Legend]
Caipital Nicosia
35°10′N 33°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E / 35.167; 33.367
Offeecial leids
Minority leids
Ethnic groups
Demonym Cypriot
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
 -  Preses Nicos Anastasiades
Legislatur Hoose o Representatives
Unthirldom frae the Unitit Kinrick
 -  Zürich an Lunnon Agreement 19 Februar 1959 
 -  Unthirldom proclaimed 16 August 1960 
 -  Unthirldom Day 1 October 1960 
 -  Joined the European Union 1 Mey 2004 
Aurie
 -  Tot[i 1] 9,251 km2 (168t)
3,572 sq mi 
 -  Watter (%) 9
Population
 -  2011 estimate 1,117,000[i 1][1]
 -  2011 census 838,897[i 2][2]
 -  Densitie 90.7/km2 (114t)
234.85/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2013 estimate
 -  Total $23.613 billion[3]
 -  Per capita $27,085[3]
GDP (nominal) 2012 estimate
 -  Total $23.006 billion[3]
 -  Per capita $26,389[3]
Gini (2011) 29.1[4]
law · 19th
HDI (2013) Increase 0.848[5]
very heich · 31st
Currency Euro (EUR)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 -  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on the left
Cawin code +357
Internet TLD .cy[i 3]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Includin Northren Cyprus, the UN buffer zone an Akrotiri an Dhekelia.
  2. ↑ Excludin Northren Cyprus.
  3. ↑ The .eu domain is an aa uised, shared wi ither European Union member states.

Cyprus (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros; Turkish: Kıbrıs), offeecially the Republic o Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakí Dhimokratía; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti) is a Eurasian island kintra in the eastren pairt o the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third maist muckle island in the Mediterranean. The northren pairt o the island haes been unner the owerins o the Turkish airmy syne 1974 efter they invadit the island. This haes meant that a northren seperatist regime haes cried itsel the Turkis Republic o Northren Cyprus houaniver this haesna been offeecially recogneesed. Cyprus haes been a member o the European Union syne 2004.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. ↑ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). "World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision, Highlights and Advance Tables (ESA/P/WP.220)" (PDF). New York. p. 80. 
  2. ↑ "Statistical Service – Population and Social Conditions – Population Census – Announcements – Preliminary Results of the Census of Population, 2011" (in Greek). Statistical Service of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2012. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Report for Cyprus". World Economic Outlook Database. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 17 April 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ "2013 Human Development Report". United Nations Publications. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013. 
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