Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek) Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν^[a] "Hymn to Liberty"
Location of Cyprus (pictured lower right), showing the Republic of Cyprus in darker green and the self-declared republic of Northern Cyprus in brighter green, with the rest of the European Union shown in faded green
Capital and largest city	Nicosia 35°10′N33°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E / 35.167; 33.367
Official languages	Greek Turkish^[2]
Minority languages	Armenian Cypriot Arabic
Vernaculars	Cypriot Greek Cypriot Turkish
Ethnic groups	Greek Cypriots Turkish Cypriots Armenian Cypriots Maronite Cypriots
Religion (2020; including Northern Cyprus)	72.3% Christianity 25.0% Islam 1.9% No religion 0.8% Other^[3]
Demonym(s)	Cypriot
Government	Unitary presidential constitutional republic

• President	Nicos Anastasiades
• Vice-President	Vacant^[b]
• President of the House of Representatives	Annita Demetriou

Legislature	House of Representatives
Independence from the United Kingdom

• London-Zürich Agreements	19 February 1959
• Independence proclaimed	16 August 1960
• Independence Day	1 October 1960
• Joined the EU	1 May 2004

Area
• Total^[c]	9,251 km² (3,572 sq mi) (162nd)
• Water (%)	9
Population
• 2018 estimate	1,189,265^[c]^[5]^[6] (158th)
• 2011 census	838,897^[d]^[7]
• Density	123.4^[c]^[8]/km² (319.6/sq mi) (82nd)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$35.970 billion^[9] (126th)
• Per capita	$41,572^[9] (35th)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$24.996 billion^[9] (114th)
• Per capita	$28,888^[9] (33rd)
Gini (2019)	31.1^[10] medium
HDI (2019)	0.887^[11] very high · 33rd
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+357
ISO 3166 code	CY
Internet TLD	.cy^[e]

Contents

Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Environment

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Terrorism

Transnational Issues

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