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 thay 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.
Republic o Cyprus | |
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![]() Location o Cyprus (dark green) in the European Union (light green) — [Legend] | |
Caipital | Nicosia 35°10′N 33°22′E |
Offeecial leids | |
Minority leids |
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Ethnic groups |
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Demonym(s) | Cypriot |
Govrenment | Unitary presidential constitutional republic |
• Preses | Nicos Anastasiades |
• President o the House o Representatives | Adamos Adamou |
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 (3,572 sq mi) (168t) |
• Water (%) | 9 |
Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 1,117,000[i 1][1] |
• 2011 census | 838,897[i 2][2] |
• Density | 90.7/km2 (234.9/sq mi) (114t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
• Total | $23.613 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $27,085[3] |
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Tot | $23.006 billion[3] |
• Per capita | $26,389[3] |
Gini (2011) | 29.1[4] law · 19th |
HDI (2013) | ![]() verra heich · 31st |
Currency | Euro (EUR) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Drivin side | left |
Cawin code | +357 |
ISO 3166 code | CY |
Internet TLD | .cy[i 3] |
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