Info about Cyprus

The third-largest island in the Mediterranean (one and one-half times the size of Delaware), Cyprus lies off the southern coast of Turkey and the western shore of Syria. The highest peak is Mount Olympus at 6,406 ft (1,953 m).

Capital
Nicosia - 205 000 people
all city from Cyprus

Country lead by
President: Tassos Papadopoulos (2003)

Population
784,301 (growth rate: 0.5%); birth rate: 12.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.0/1000; life expectancy: 77.8; density per sq mi: 220

Land Area
3,568 sq mi (9,241 sq km); total area: 3,571 sq mi ()

Monetary unit
Cyprus pound

Language
Greek, Turkish (both official); English

Ethnicity
Greek 77%, Turkish 18% (each concentrated almost exclusively in separate areas); other 5% (2001)

Religion
Greek Orthodox 78%, Islam 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%

Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: Greek Cypriot area: 11,593 km; Turkish Cypriot area: 2,350 km; paved: Greek Cypriot area: 7,211 km; Turkish Cypriot area: 1,370 km; unpaved: Greek Cypriot area: 4,382 km (2002); Turkish Cypriot area: 980 km (1996). Ports and harbors: Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos. Airports: 17 (2004 est.).

Internet tld
.cy

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