Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Hymn to Liberty"
Location of  Cyprus  (green) in the European Union  (light green)  —  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Nicosia (Λευκωσία, Lefkoşa)
Official languages	Greek Turkish
Recognised regional languages	Armenian Cypriot Arabic
Common languages	English
Vernacular languages	Cypriot Greek Cypriot Turkish
Ethnic groups (2001)	77% Greeks 18% Turks 5% Roma people[1]
Demonym(s)	Cypriot
Government	Presidential republic
• President	Nikos Christodoulides
Independence  from the United Kingdom
• Zürich and London Agreement	19 February 1959
• Proclaimed	16 August 1960
Area
• Total	9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) (167th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2010 estimate	803,147[2] (Does not include North) 1,088,503 (whole island)
• Density	117/km2 (303.0/sq mi) (115th)
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
• Total	$23.190 billion[3]
• Per capita	$28,256[3]
GDP (nominal)	2010 estimate
• Total	$23.174 billion[3]
• Per capita	$28,237[3]
Gini (2005)	29 low · 19th
HDI (2011)	0.840 very high · 31st
Currency	Euro2 (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Driving side	left
Calling code	357
ISO 3166 code	CY
Internet TLD	.cy3
Also the national anthem of Greece. Before 2008, the Cypriot pound. The .eu domain is also used, shared with other European Union member states.

Cyprus (officially the Republic of Cyprus) is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea. Cyprus is in Asia, along with being apart of the Middle East and the Levant. The north part of the island is governed by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

It is also closer to Africa than to Europe. The capital is Nicosia. The country of Cyprus does not include the whole island. There are two small British territories on the island named Akrotiri and Dhekelia. However, most countries do not accept Northern Cyprus as a legitimate country. The official languages are Greek and Turkish.

In 2019, 4 million tourists visited the country. It is estimated, that Cyprus earned 2.7 billion euros in that year.^[4] Tourism is very important to the country, as tourism made up 23% of its economy in 2020;).^[5]

1. ↑ "Cyprus". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
2. ↑ "Total population as of 1 January". Eurostat. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} "Cyprus". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
4. ↑ "Tourism". www.cyprusprofile.com. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
5. ↑ "Cyprus Contribution of travel and tourism to GDP (% of GDP), 1995-2020 - knoema.com". Knoema. Retrieved 2021-03-05.