Geography
Economics
Demographics
Military
Politics
Surface
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Surface (in square miles)
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Share of water (%)
Temperature
Average temperature (in Celcius)
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Average rainfall (inch)
Distance to other capitals (kilometers)
Distance to other capitals (miles)
Proximity
Economic organizations
Gross Domestic Product (US$)
Gross Domestic Product per capita
Amount of memberships (economic organizations)
Absolute earnings for every 1$
The figure below displays the average amount that inhabitant of other states earn for every 1$ that an average citizen makes.
The relative Gross Domestic Product in Purchasing Power Parity compares the purchasing power with the rest of the world.
The graph on the left displays the purchasing power parity of the rest of the world in relation to the purchasing power of 1$.
Relative earnings
GDP in PPP per capita (in US$)
GDP in PPP per capita
Gross Domestic product (in million US$)
GDP per capita (in US$)
Its GDP per capita is US$21,300.
Surface GDP
GDP per square kilometer (in US$)
GDP per square mile(in US$)
Relative GDP in PPP
Population
Population density
Emigration
Immigration
Literacy
Health
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Religion
Christianity (share of the total population)
Islam (share of the total population)
Buddhism (share of the total population)
Hinduism (share of the total population)
Judaism (share of the total population)
Other religions (share of the total population)
Around 0.07 percent of the population follows a nonmainstream religion.
Non-religious (share of the total population)
Military spending (in % of GDP)
Military spending
The Republic of Cyprus has a military budget of US$402 million which is 1.7 percent of its GDP.
The military of Cyprus, called the Cypriot National Guard consists of a single branch that this responsible for overall defence of Cyprus. Only Cypriots of Greek origin are allowed to join in the Greek Cypriot military while its Turkish counterparts only allows Turkish Cypriots.
Military membership
Cyprus is a member of six international military organizations. These are:
- Common Security and Defence Policy
- Permanent Structured Cooperation
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Nuclear Suppliers Group
- International Atomic Energy Agency
Military membership
International wars
Cyprus has fought in two international wars. These are:
- Rebellion against British Ruling 1955-1959
- Turkish invasion of Cyprus 1974-1974
Number of international wars fought
Military spending (in US$ million)
Membership (international political organizations)
Cyprus is a member of 16 international political organizations which makes it the 25th most politically interconnected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:
- Member state of the United Nations
- International Labour Organization
- European Union
- the Council of Europe
- Energy Community
- European Cooperation in Science and Technology
- Union for the Mediterranean
- Asian–African Legal Consultative Organization
- Commonwealth of Nations
- International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
- Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy
- UNIDROIT
- International Criminal Court
- Interpol
- Permanent Court of Arbitration
- World Organization for Animal Health
Political Membership
Democracy/dictatorship rating
Despite being partitioned by three states, the election cycle of Cyprus has been relatively continuous with an election every five years.
Democracy/Dictatorship
The politics of Cyprus are characterized by being a unitary presidential representative Republic. This is only the case in the parts that are not controlled by Turkey. The president of Cyprus is head of government as well as head of state.
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Cyprus
Known for being politically entangled between Greece Turkey and Great Britain, Cyprus has had a history that dates back to ancient times. Before being conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1571, Cyprus has been a part of the Greek colonies. After the defeat of the Ottoman Empire after the first world war, Great Britain had annexed Cyprus and declared it to be a colony in 1925. Because the majority of Cypriots were of Greek and Turkish dissent, many revolts ensued and in 1960, Cyprus gained its independence. Its independence was conditional because of geopolitical tensions between Turkey and Greece. One of these conditions was that Cyprus remained an independent state and was not allowed to unite with Greece or Turkey. However, after tensions arose in the 1970s, a military coup ensued that motivated Turkey to invade and establish control of a parts of Cyprus under the guise of protecting the Turkish people. After the reestablishment of the Cypriot government in 1974, Cyprus was partitioned into a pro-Greek and independent southern part and two areas in the south that are controlled by the British. .
Located in the eastern Mediterranean, its geography is made up of hills and flat fertile plains. It has a small mountain range in the northern parts and a large mountain range in the central and southern part. Despite being an island state, it could be argued that Cyprus borders Greece Turkey and the United Kingdom due to its partitions. The states that are the closest located to Cyprus are Turkey to the north, Syria and Lebanon in the east, Israel and Egypt in the south and Greece to its west.
It is the 162nd largest state in the world with a total landmass of 9300 square kilometers or 3600 square miles. This makes Cyprus slightly larger than Brunei is slightly smaller than Lebanon.
It has a total water surface area of 10 square kilometers or four-square miles making it the 145th state with the highest volume of water.
Below, a graph is shown which displays the absolute amount of water of each state in square kilometers and square miles.
Because of the deficiency in water replenishment, Cyprus has become more reliant on desalination treatment plants for its fresh water supply.
It's share of water, as well as the other states are displayed below.
Because Cyprus is located in the Mediterranean, it has a Mediterranean climate which has mild winters and long and dry summers. The average temperature is 19.1 degrees Celsius or 66.3 degrees Fahrenheit which makes it the 56th warmest state in the world.
During the summer, the average temperature goes up to 23.5 degrees Celsius or 74.3 degrees Farenheit. This is from May to October.
From December until February, the average temperature drops down to 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit.
Most of its rainfall also occurs from December until February with December being responsible for 25 percent of its rainfall. The annual precipitation is the 196th highest in the world with 39.2 centimetres or 15.4 inches per year.
The capital of Cyprus, Nicosia is home to 250,000 people. The capital that is furthest removed from Nicosia is Nuku'alofa Tonga with a distance of 16,840 kilometers or 10,460 miles. The capital that is closest located to Nicosia is a Beirut Lebanon with a distance of 227 kilometers or 141 miles.
Since its accession to the European union in 2004, Cyprus, or the government-controlled part of Cyprus has seen a steady economic growth until the financial crisis of 2008. Since then, the economy of Cyprus had shrunk, and its international credit score has dropped as well. Since 2012, Cyprus has requested several bail outs to keep its economy afloat. This has led to the recovery of its economy and an increase in its tourism sector which has been a large contributor to its GDP. The goods that are exported from Cyprus are passenger ships, cheese and petroleum related products. These are mainly exported to Libya, Greece and the Netherlands. Most of its imports come from Greece and Italy which combined represent more than 30 percent of total imports.
Cyprus is a member of 10 international economic organizations which makes it the 155th most economically interconnected state in the world. It is a member of the following organizations:
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- Council of Europe Development Bank
- International Monetary Fund
- World Bank Group
- World Customs Organization
- World Trade Organization
- TRACECA Transport Corridor Europe-Caucasus-Asia
- Energy Charter Treaty
- Energy Community
- International Renewable Energy Agency
It has a GDP of nearly US$24 billion which makes it the 110th largest GDP in the world.
Its GDP per square kilometer is US$2.5 million or US$6.6 million per square mile.
The purchasing power per capita is estimated to be just under US$39,000.
Cyprus is the 157th most populous state with a population of 1.1 million people. Because of its history, the people of Cyprus are mainly of Greek or Turkish descent where people of Greek dissents represent 80 percent of the population and people from Turkish descent represent 20 percent of the population. This is also reflected in the official languages that are spoken, Greek and Turkish.
The population density in Cyprus is 119 people per square kilometer or 309 people per square mile making it the 69th most densely populated state in the world.
The majority of emigrated Cypriots have emigrated to Great Britain, the United States Greece and Turkey. This emigration was mainly due to economic circumstances such as droughts and economic depressions. It is estimated that 24.2 percent, or just over 200,000 people of Cypriots live outside of its border.
Around 16.4 percent of the population has immigrated to Cyprus which represents nearly 150,000 people. Immigration to Cyprus many occurred since its accession to the European Union which provided free travel and settlement throughout Europe.
Due to a well-funded and compulsory educational system, Cyprus has the 36th highest literacy rate in the world which stands at 98.7 percent.
Cyprus is ranked as the 15th most healthy state in the world with an average life expectancy of 81.5 years. Women reach an average age of 83.5 years and men reach the average age of 77.6 years. Most health risks of Cyprus are related to consequences of lifestyle choices such as smoking and food choices.
Religion in Cyprus is largely split into two religions, namely Christianity and Islam. The Turkish controlled parts represent the Islamic population of Cyprus while the Greek control part represents the Orthodox Christian population.
Christianity is followed by 74.2 percent of the population with the Church of Cyprus, which is aligned with the Greek Orthodox Church being the largest denomination. One of the most notable Christians within Cyprus was Archbishop Makarios the third which became president of Cyprus. Several attempts to secularize Cyprus have found heavy resistance within the Christian population.
Islam is the second largest religion in Cyprus representing 26.3 percent of the population. It was introduced after the Byzantine Empire lost the territory to the Ottoman Empire. During Ottoman occupation, Cypriots were allowed to keep their preferred religion. The Muslims that are currently present within Cyprus are refugees that mostly originate from Syria, Lebanon and Iraq.
Around 0.07 percent of the population of Cyprus adheres to Buddhism. There is a Buddhist monastery present in the capital which follows the Theravada Buddhist denomination.
Around 0.03 percent, or under 5000 people, follow the Hindu faith. These are mainly Indian immigrants that have been increasingly immigrating to Cyprus in the recent decades.
Around 0.04 percent of the population adheres to the Jewish faith. There is one synagogue known in Cyprus that is located in Larnaca.
Irreligion in Cyprus is around 0.8 percent of the total population. Irreligious people have experienced some discrimination by the Cypriot the government, in particular the Ministry of education for promoting anti-atheist materials on its website.
