Cyprus
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Republic o Cyprus Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek)
Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkis) |
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Anthem: Hymn tae Liberty | ||||||
Location o Cyprus (dark green)
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Caipital | Nicosia 35°10′N 33°22′E / 35.167°N 33.367°E |
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Demonym | Cypriot | |||||
Govrenment | Unitary presidential constitutional republic | |||||
• | Preses | Nicos Anastasiades | ||||
Legislature | 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 (168t) 3,572 sq mi |
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• | Watter (%) | 9 | ||||
Population | ||||||
• | 2011 estimate | 1,117,000[i 1][1] | ||||
• | 2011 census | 838,897[i 2][2] | ||||
• | Density | 90.7/km2 (114t) 234.85/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate | |||||
• | Tot | $23.613 billion[3] | ||||
• | Per capita | $27,085[3] | ||||
GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |||||
• | Total | $23.006 billion[3] | ||||
• | Per capita | $26,389[3] | ||||
Gini (2011) | 29.1[4] low · 19th |
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HDI (2013) | ![]() very heich · 31st |
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Siller | Euro (EUR) | |||||
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
• | Simmer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
Drives on the | left | |||||
Cawin code | +357 | |||||
Internet TLD | .cy[i 3] | |||||
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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 they 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.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2011). "World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision, Highlights and Advance Tables (ESA/P/WP.220)" (PDF). New York: 80.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Report for Cyprus". World Economic Outlook Database. International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ↑ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
- ↑ "2013 Human Development Report". United Nations Publications. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
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