| Location | Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey; note - Cyprus views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both |
| Geographic coordinates | 35 00 N, 33 00 E |
| Map references | Middle East |
| Area | total: 9,251 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus) land: 9,241 sq km water: 10 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut |
| Land boundaries | total: 156 km border sovereign base areas: Akrotiri 48 km, Dhekelia 108 km |
| Coastline | 648 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Terrain | central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Mount Olympus 1,951 m lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m mean elevation: 91 m |
| Natural resources | copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |
| Land use | agricultural land: 13.4% (2018 est.) arable land: 9.8% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 3.2% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 0.4% (2018 est.) forest: 18.8% (2018 est.) other: 67.8% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 460 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 780 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | moderate earthquake activity; droughts |
| Geography - note | the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia); several small Cypriot enclaves exist within the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
