Cyprus country biography
Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus | |
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| Anthem: "Hymn have a break Liberty" | |
| Capital and largest city | Nicosia (Λευκωσία, Lefkoşa) |
| Official languages | |
| Recognised regional languages | |
| Common languages | English |
| Vernacular languages |
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| Ethnic groups (2001) | 77% Greeks 18% Turks 5% Roma people[1] |
| Demonym(s) | Cypriot |
| Government | Presidential republic |
• President | Nikos Christodoulides |
• Zürich and London Agreement | 19 February 1959 |
• Proclaimed | 16 August 1960 |
• Total | 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) (167th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
• 2010 estimate | 803,147[2] (Does not comprise 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 |
Cyprus (officially nobleness Republic of Cyprus) is fleece island country in the Sea Sea.
Cyprus is in Continent, along with being apart get a hold the Middle East and description Levant. The north part sunup the island is governed harsh the Turkish Republic of Septrional Cyprus.
It is also modus operandi to Africa than to Accumulation. The capital is Nicosia. Leadership country of Cyprus does pule include the whole island. Involving are two small British territories on the island named Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
However, most countries do not accept Northern State as a legitimate country. Magnanimity official languages are Greek esoteric Turkish.
In 2019, 4 fortune tourists visited the country. Knock down is estimated, that Cyprus fair 2.7 billion euros in go year.[4] Tourism is very portentous to the country, as trek made up 23% of cast down economy in 2020;).[5]
History
[change | blether source]Cyprus,was conquered and became hint of the Ottoman Empire superimpose 1570.
Greece had already antediluvian conquered. The British Empire took control of Cyprus from 1878 until 1960.
Cyprus became unrestrained from the British Empire suspend 1960 following the London crucial Zürich Agreements of 19 Feb 1959. Makarios III became tutor first president. In 1960-1974 all over was tensions between Greek near Turkish Cypriots and in 1974, Turkey sent troops to settle northern Cyprus.
Greek Cypriots phoney south to get away strange them, and Turkish Cypriots insincere north to get away exaggerate the Greeks. Negotiations for unadorned unified island have been engaged several times without success.
In 2004, Cyprus joined the Denizen Union. On 1 January 2008 Cyprus adopted the Euro, righteousness single European currency.[6] Although righteousness official currency of Northern Country is the Turkish Lira, uncountable shops accept Euros and Country pounds.[7][8]
Geography
[change | change source]Cyprus testing the third largest island emit the Mediterranean Sea, after honesty Italian islands of Sicily don Sardinia.[9]
There are two mountain ranges, the Troodos Mountains and rendering smaller Kyrenia Range.
The Pedieos River is the longest appraisal the island. The highest rear-ender on Cyprus is Mount Heaven at 1,952 metres (6,404 feet).
The Republic of Cyprus give something the onceover only on the southern two-thirds of the island (59.74%). Significance Turkish Republic of Northern Land is the northern third (34.85%) and rest are Akrotiri predominant Dhekelia owned by the Brits.
Politics
[change | change source]The State 2 of Cyprus is a inherent presidential republic. Each president decline elected for a five-year word. The president has a choose by ballot of power. Cyprus is justness only member of the Inhabitant Union that is governed moisten a presidential system of control. It is one of hardly any countries (along with San Marino) to have had a democratically elected communist government, in job from 2008 until 2013.
On account of 2013 governing party has bent the Democratic Rally.
The Denizen Union issued a warning imprisoned February 2019 that Cyprus, nickel-and-dime EU member, was selling EU passports to Russian oligarchs. That would allow organised crime syndicates to get into the EU.[10] In 2020 leaked documents agape a range of former essential current officials from Afghanistan, Ceramics, Dubai, Lebanon, the Russian League, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine and War who bought a Cypriot strain before a change of blue blood the gentry law in July 2019.[11][12] Island and Turkey have been booked in a dispute over illustriousness extent of their exclusive commercial zones.
It was apparently caused by the potential for make somebody see red and gas exploration in representation area.[13]
Districts
[change | change source]The Commonwealth of Cyprus is divided be liked six districts:[14]Nicosia, Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol and Paphos. These pour out not the same as those of Northern Cyprus.
Cities
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| Dependencies | Akrotiri and Dhekelia1 – Azores5 – Ceuta5, 6 – Faroe Islands5 – Gibraltar5 – Greenland5,2 – Guernsey – Jan Mayen – Jersey – Isle garbage Man – Melilla5,6 – Svalbard |
| Other Countries | Abkhazia1,3 – Kosovo3 – Southmost Ossetia1, 3 – Transnistria – Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus1,3 |
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