Cyprus

Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek)
*Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti* (Turkish)
Republic of Cyprus Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek); Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish);
	Flag Coat of arms
	Anthem: Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν; (English: "Hymn to Liberty");
	Location of the Republic of Cyprus in dark green, territory de jure but not controlled in light green
Capital and largest city	Nicosia; 35°10′N 33°22′E
Official languages	Greek; Turkish;
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;
Demonym(s)	Cypriot
Government	Unitary presidential republic
• President	Nikos Christodoulides
• Vice-President	Vacant
• 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
Area
• Total	9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) (

Cyprus^{[lower-alpha 6]} (/ˈsaɪprəs/ ^ⓘ), officially the Republic of Cyprus,^{[lower-alpha 7]} is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean.^[9]^[10] It is east of Greece, north of Egypt, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. Cyprus also shares land borders with Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a dependent territory of the United Kingdom. The northeast portion of the island is de facto governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

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Republic of Cyprus Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek) Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν^{[lower-alpha 1]} (English: "Hymn to Liberty")
Location of the Republic of Cyprus in dark green, territory de jure but not controlled in light green
Capital and largest city	Nicosia 35°10′N 33°22′E
Official languages	Greek Turkish
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^[2]
Demonym(s)	Cypriot
Government	Unitary presidential republic

• President	Nikos Christodoulides
• Vice-President	Vacant^{[lower-alpha 2]}
• 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

Area
• Total^{[lower-alpha 3]}	9,251 km² (3,572 sq mi) (