Cyprus
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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Anthem: Hymn tae Liberty | |
![Location o Cyprus (dark green) in the European Union (light green) — [Legend]](/wiki/sco/File:EU-Cyprus.svg) Location o Cyprus (dark green) in the European Union (light green) — [Legend] | |
| Caipital | Nicosia 35°10′N 33°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E |
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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 | 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) (168t) |
• Water (%) | 9 |
| Population | |
• 2011 estimate | 1,117,000 |
• 2011 census | 838,897 |
• Density | 90.7/km2 (234.9/sq mi) (114t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
• Total | $23.613 billion |
• Per capita | $27,085 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate |
• Tot | $23.006 billion |
• Per capita | $26,389 |
| Gini (2011) | 29.1 law · 19th |
| HDI (2013) |  0.848verra heich · 31st |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Drivin side | left |
| Cawin code | +357 |
| ISO 3166 code | CY |
| Internet TLD | .cy |
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