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Road Traffic:left side
Electricity:
Voltage:240V
Frequency:50 Hz
Plug types:G,
TV Systems:
System:PAL B / PAL G
Geography
Bordering countries:
Location:
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Area:
total: 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus)
land: 9,240 sq km
water: 10 sq km
Climate:
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Terrain:
central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast
Economy
GDP: Republic of Cyprus: $16.78 billion; north Cyprus: $4.54 billion (2005 est.)
GDP growth rate: Republic of Cyprus: 3.8%; north Cyprus: 10.6% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: Republic of Cyprus: $21,500 (2005 est.); north Cyprus: $7,135 (2004 est.)
Inflation rate: Republic of Cyprus: 2.6% (2005 est.); north Cyprus: 9.1% (2004 est.)
Currency: Republic of Cyprus: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish New lira (YTL)
Exchange rates:
Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002), 0.6431 (2001), Turkish lira per US dollar - 1.36 (2005), 1.426 million (2004), 1.501 million (2003), 1.507 million (2002), 1.226 million (2001)
People
Population: 784,301 (July 2006 est.)
Growth rate: 0.53% (2006 est.)
Religions:
Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%
Languages:
Greek, Turkish, English
Government
Capital:
name: Nicosia (Lefkosia)
time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Independence:
16 August 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey
Note: Information on Cyprus was mainly sourced from CIA's World Factbook and may represent an American point of view. To learn more about Cyprus, please visit one of the links below.
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