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 Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek) Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti  (Turkis)
Banner Coat o airms
Anthem: Hymn tae Liberty
Location o  Cyprus  (dark green) in the European Union  (light green)  —  [Legend]
Caipital	Nicosia 35°10′N 33°22′E
Offeecial leids	Greek Turkish
Minority leids	Armenian Cypriot Arabic
Ethnic groups	Greek Cypriots Turkis Cypriots ithers
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[i 1]	9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) (168t)
• Water (%)	9
Population
• 2011 estimate	1,117,000[i 1][1]
• 2011 census	838,897[i 2][2]
• Density	90.7/km2 (234.9/sq mi) (114t)
GDP (PPP)	2013 estimate
• Total	$23.613 billion[3]
• Per capita	$27,085[3]
GDP (nominal)	2012 estimate
• Tot	$23.006 billion[3]
• Per capita	$26,389[3]
Gini (2011)	29.1[4] law · 19th
HDI (2013)	0.848[5] verra 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[i 3]
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Territorial organization