Cyprus

Cyprus i tiko ra Yuropa.

Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία  (language?)
Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti  (language?)
Flag of Cyprus
Flag
Coat of arms of Cyprus
Coat of arms
Anthem: Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν[lower-alpha 1]
"Hymn to Liberty"
Location of Cyprus (pictured lower right), showing the Republic of Cyprus in darker green and the self-declared republic of Northern Cyprus in brighter green, with the rest of the European Union shown in faded green
Location of Cyprus (pictured lower right), showing the Republic of Cyprus in darker green and the self-declared republic of Northern Cyprus in brighter green, with the rest of the European Union shown in faded green
Ntsindza-doroba Nicosia  
35°10′N 33°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E / 35.167; 33.367
Tindzimi-Ximfumo
  • Greek
  • Turkish[2]
Minority languages
  • Armenian
  • Cypriot Arabic
Vernaculars
  • Cypriot Greek
  • Cypriot Turkish
Ethnic groups
  • Greek Cypriots
  • Turkish Cypriots
  • Armenians
  • Maronites
Demonym Cypriot
Government Unitary presidential constitutional republic
• President
 Nicos Anastasiades
• Vice President
 Vacant[lower-alpha 2]
• President of the Parliament
 Demetris Syllouris
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
• Joined the European Union
 1 May 2004
Area
• Total[lower-alpha 3]
 9,251 km2 (3,572 sq mi) (162nd)
• Water (%)
 9
Population
• 2016 estimate
 1,170,125[lower-alpha 3][3] (158th)
• 2011 census
 838,897[lower-alpha 4][4]
• Density
 123.4[lower-alpha 3][5]/km2 (319.6/sq mi) (82nd)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
 $29.666 billion[6] (126th)
• Per capita

$34,970[6] (35th)

   
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
 $19.810 billion[6] (114th)
• Per capita
 $23,352[6] (33rd)
Gini (2017) Positive decrease 30.8[7]
medium
HDI (2017) Increase 0.869[8]
very high · 32nd
Currency Euro (EUR)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)
 EEST (UTC+3)
Drives on the left
Calling code +357
ISO 3166 code CY
Internet TLD .cy[lower-alpha 5]
  1. ↑ The Greek national anthem was adopted in 1966 by a decision of the Council of Ministers.[1]
  2. ↑ The vice presidency is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot. However the post has been vacant since the Turkish invasion in 1974.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Including Northern Cyprus, the UN buffer zone and Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
  4. ↑ Excluding Northern Cyprus.
  5. ↑ The .eu domain is also used, shared with other European Union member states.


Mintsaho

  1. ↑ "National Anthem". www.presidency.gov.cy. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2015.  Unknown parameter |df= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ "Cyprus". The World Factbook. CIA. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2016. 
  3. ↑ "World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision". ESA.UN.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 10 September 2017. 
  4. ↑ "Statistical Service – Population and Social Conditions – Population Census – Announcements – Preliminary Results of the Census of Population, 2011" (in Greek). Statistical Service of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Cyprus. 29 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2012. 
  5. ↑ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2013). World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision, DB02: Stock Indicators. New York. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". World Economic Outlook Database, April 2017. Washington, D.C.: International Monetary Fund. 12 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017. 
  7. ↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income - EU-SILC survey". Luxembourg: Eurostat. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2018. 
  8. ↑ "Table 2. Human Development Index Trends, 1990-2017". Human Development Reports. New York: United Nations Development Programme. 14 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2018.