The Flag of Cyprus

The location of Cyprus

Flag-map of Cyprus

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Cyprus

An enlargeable political map of the island of Cyprus

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Cyprus:

Cyprus – Eurasian island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.

General reference

A basic map of the island of Cyprus
_{Including Green Zone and UK bases}

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Cyprus
• Official English country name: The Republic of Cyprus
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Cypriot
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Cyprus
• International rankings of Cyprus
• ISO country codes: CY, CYP, 196
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CY
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cy

Geography of Cyprus

An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Cyprus

An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Cyprus

Khirokitia, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1998

View of Nicosia at sunset

The gymnasium at Salamis, one of the Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus

Geography of Cyprus

• Cyprus is: an island country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • Mediterranean Sea
  • Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
    • Europe
      • Southern Europe
  • Mediterranean Basin
  • Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
    • Date and time notation in Cyprus
  • Extreme points of Cyprus
    • High: Mount Olympus 1,951 m (6,401 ft)
    • Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 150 km

Dhekelia SBA 103 km

Akrotiri SBA 47 km

• Coastline: 648 km

• Population of Cyprus: 794,600 (January 1, 2008) - 154th most populous country
• Area of Cyprus: 9,251 km²
• Atlas of Cyprus

Government and politics of Cyprus

Politics of Cyprus

• Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Cyprus: Nicosia
• Elections in Cyprus
• Political ideologies in Cyprus
  • Liberalism in Cyprus
• Political issues in Cyprus
  • Corruption in Cyprus
  • Reduction of military conscription in Cyprus
• Political parties in Cyprus
• Taxation in Cyprus

History of Cyprus

History of Cyprus

Culture of Cyprus

Gothic-style church of Panagia (19th century) at the northern part of the island. Today it functions as a mosque

Kyrenia Castle, view from the Old harbour

Traditional costumes of Cypriots photographed in 1873

Cyprus Museum in Nicosia

Culture of Cyprus

• Architecture of Cyprus
  • Castles in Cyprus
  • Tallest buildings in Cyprus
• Cuisine of Cyprus
  • Cypriot wine
• Festivals in Cyprus
  • International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, Cyprus
  • Wine Festival
• Languages of Cyprus
  • Cypriot Greek
  • Cypriot Sign Language
  • Cypriot Turkish
• Monuments in Cyprus
  • Armenian monuments in Cyprus
• Museums in Cyprus
• National symbols of Cyprus
  • Coat of arms of Cyprus
  • Flag of Cyprus
  • National anthem of Cyprus
• Non-governmental organisations in Cyprus
• Prostitution in Cyprus
• Public holidays in Cyprus
• Records of Cyprus
• Scouting and guiding in Cyprus
• Welfare state in Cyprus
• World Heritage Sites in Cyprus

Religion in Cyprus

Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Famagusta

Religion in Cyprus

• Christianity in Cyprus
  • Catholic Church in Cyprus
• Hinduism in Cyprus
• Islam in Cyprus
  • Mosques in Cyprus
• Judaism in Cyprus
  • History of the Jews in Cyprus
• Sikhism in Cyprus
• Armenian religion in Cyprus

Economy and infrastructure of Cyprus

Euro banknotes

Larnaca International Airport

Economy of Cyprus

Open pit copper mine Skouriotissa in Cyprus

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 89th (eighty-ninth)
• Agriculture in Cyprus
• Banking in Cyprus
  • Central Bank of Cyprus
  • Banks in Cyprus
• Companies of Cyprus
• Currency of Cyprus: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • Cypriot euro coins
  • Previous currency: Cypriot pound
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• Mining in Cyprus
• Poverty in Cyprus
• Cyprus Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Cyprus
  • Visa policy of Cyprus

Transport in Cyprus

Paphos Lighthouse

Transport in Cyprus

• Airports in Cyprus
• Rail transport in Cyprus
• Roads and motorways in Cyprus
• Ship transport in Cyprus
  • Lighthouses in Cyprus

Education in Cyprus

Education in Cyprus

• Armenian education in Cyprus
• Schools in Cyprus
• Universities and colleges in Cyprus
• Open University of Cyprus
• Secondary education in Cyprus

Health in Cyprus

Health in Cyprus

• Health care in Cyprus
• History of medicine in Cyprus
• Hospitals in Cyprus

See also

Cyprus

• All pages with titles beginning with Cyprus
• All pages with titles containing Cyprus
• All pages with titles beginning with Cypriot
• All pages with titles containing Cypriot
• Index of Cyprus-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Northern Cyprus

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Cyprus

• Cyprus travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Island Jewels: Understanding Ancient Cyprus and Crete Biblical Archaeology Review

Air Ambulance Cyprus

• Air Ambulance International. HI Flying aviation group

Government

• Cyprus Trade Centres Worldwide
• Cyprus High Commission Trade Centre - London
• Cypriot Diaspora Project
• Republic of Cyprus - English Language
• Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
• Press and Information Office
• Annan Plan at annanplan.com

General information

• CIA World Factbook - Cyprus
• US State Department - Cyprus includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• "The Cyprus Conflict" An extensive educational web site dedicated to the Cyprus Conflict
• Open Directory Project Cyprus at Curlie
• The UN in Cyprus
• Top of the class - Cyprus Internet Directory

Official publications

• The British government's Foreign Affairs Committee report on Cyprus.
• Letter by the President of the Republic, Mr Tassos Papadopoulos, to the U.N. Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, dated 7 June, which circulated as an official document of the U.N. Security Council
• Legal Issues arising from certain population transfers and displacements on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus in the period since 20 July 1974
• Address to Cypriots by President Papadopoulos (FULL TEXT)
• The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office, Aspects of the Cyprus Problem
• ΝΟΗΤΙΚΗ ΑΝΤΙΣΤΑΣΙΣ - Noitiki Antistasis, Non-affiliated news website focusing mainly on the effect of globalization and foreign interests on the Cyprus problem
• European Court of Human Rights Case of Cyprus v. Turkey (Application no. 25781/94)