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| Cyprus | Plants and Animal | Back to Top |
Crop production was by far the most valuable component of agriculture. In 1988 it contributed 71 % of total value added in agriculture, compared with 19 % for farm animal. Ancillary production contributed 6 %; the shares of fishing and forestry were 3 and 1 %, respectively. A wide range of crops were grown on Cyprus. Cereals, legumes, Vegetables like carrots, potatoes and tomatoes, fruit and other tree crops like almonds, apples, bananas, grapes, grapefruit, lemons, olives, oranges and peaches. Crops were rainfed or irrigated. Wheat and barley were rainfed or dryland crops, as were carobs, olives, fodder, and wine grapes. Crops that required irrigation included vegetables, citrus fruits, deciduous fruits, bananas, and table grapes. These irrigated crops accounted for half of agricultural production.
Viniculture and the production of wine have been major economic activities for centuries in Cyprus. Most vineyards are located in the southwestern part of the island on the slopes of the Troodos Mountains in the Paphos district and in hilly areas in the Limassol district. Some grapes were grown for table consumption, but about four-fifths of the harvest was used for wine, two-thirds of it exported. In 1989 the grape harvest amounted to 212,000 tons and wine production was 34.1 million liters. The most commonly grown grapes were the xymisteria and mavro varieties. Systematic efforts were undertaken by the government to improve the quality of Cypriot grapes, and different kinds of wine were manufactured to increase exports, mainly to Europe. Farm animal products, including poultry and milk, made up a remarkable part of the gross output by value of the agricultural sector. In 1989 there were 49,030 cattle, 325,000 sheep, 208,010 goats, 281,010 pigs, and 2,475,020 chickens in the governmentcontrolled area. During the 1980s, farm animal production roughly doubled, as a result of subsidies, strict import regulations, and government-sponsored research that improved both the quality of farm animal and its management.
| Cyprus | Communications | Back to Top |
excellent in both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot areas
domestic: open wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international: tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat
| Cyprus | Culture | Back to Top |
When the Republic of Cyprus was accomplished in 1960, 60 % of Turkish Cypriots lived in villages. The rest lived in the five urban centers of Nicosia, Famagusta, Larnaca, Limassol, and Paphos. Few Turkish Cypriots lived in Kyrenia. During the time of intercommunal conflict, the urban-rural distribution of the Turkish Cypriot population was unclear because of the thousands of refugees living in tents and temporary shelters. After the de facto division of the island in 1974, there was a gradual change in the urban-rural ratio. By the late 1980s, 51 % of the Turkish Cypriot population lived in urban areas. Given the small number of Turkish Cypriots, urban centers were not large. As of 1987, the Turkish Cypriot section of Nicosia had only about 38,000 inhabitants, Famagusta 20,000, and Kyrenia 7,100.
Resettlement was an considerable process that directly involved about two-thirds of the Turkish Cypriot population. Accordingly about 60,000 Turkish Cypriots moved from their places of residence following the establishment of a cease fire in 1974. Most managed to move behind Turkish military lines on their own. Others, required international agreements or diplomatic initiatives to join their ethnic community. About 9,400 Turkish Cypriots took refuge in the British base areas. Another 8,100 came to territory controlled by Turkish forces after negotiations between Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders under United Nations (UN) auspices resulted in an agreement to exchange populations. While all Turkish Cypriots moved to areas controlled by their community, not all Greek Cypriots returned to areas controlled by the Republic of Cyprus. Most of these Greek Cypriots lived in the Karpas Peninsula.
Contempt the marked decline in agricultural employment, at the end of the 1980s, 49 % of Turkish Cypriots still lived in areas classified as rural. Urbanization was not as considerable as suggested by employment figures. The discrepancy resulted from the small size of the "TRNC." Many of those who worked in urban areas were able to remain in their villages because the distance between most villages and urban centers was less than an hour's drive by car. Workers did not migrate to areas of employment, but instead commuted. An effect of commuting between urban and rural areas was that other urban developments, such as changes in attitudes toward education and social values, were more easily diffused than otherwise would have been the case.
| Cyprus | Defence | Back to Top |
Military branches: Greek Cypriot area: Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG-includes air and naval elements), Hellenic Forces Contingent on Cyprus (ELDYK), Greek Cypriot Police; Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish Cypriot Security Force (TCSF), Turkish mainland army units
Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 198,275 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service: males age 15-49: 136,147 (2001 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually: males: 6,616 (2001 est.)
| Cyprus | International Disputes | Back to Top |
1974 hostilities separated the island into two de facto autonomous areas, a Greek Cypriot area controlled by the internationally recognized Cypriot Government (58% of the island's land area) and a Turkish-Cypriot area (38% of the island), that are separated by a UN buffer zone (4% of the island); there are two UK sovereign base areas mostly within the Greek Cypriot portion of the island.
| Cyprus | Economy | Back to Top |
The economy of Cyprus is predominantly agricultural. Manufacturing and services are also valuable. After the fighting of 1974 separated the island, the economy suffered, but the Greek area showed a rapid recovery. In 1998 Greek area budget figures showed $2.8 billion in revenues and $3.3 billion in expenditures. In 1994 the Turkish area had revenues of $157 million and expenditures of $211 million. Between 1960 and 1973 the Republic of Cyprus, operating a free enterprise economy based on agriculture and trade, achieved a standard of living higher than most of its neighbours, with the exception of Israel. Generous financial assistance was given by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the form of loans for specific development projects, including electricity supply, port development, and sewerage systems. Individual foreign countries also made some aid available to Cyprus. These countries and organizations provided experts to advise economic planning and initiate productive projects; and scholarships and grants provided for the training of Cypriot specialists in these areas. During this time, the gross domestic product (GDP) and per capita income grew substantially, agricultural production doubled, industrial production and exports of goods and services more than tripled, and tourism became a remarkable earner of foreign exchange.
Economic affairs are affected by the division of the nation. The Greek Cypriot economy is prosperous but highly susceptible to external shocks. Erratic growth rates in the 1990s reflect the economy's vulnerability to swings in tourist arrivals, caused by political instability on the island and fluctuations in economic conditions in Western Europe. Economic policy is focused on meeting the criteria for admission to the EU. As in the Turkish sector, water shortage is a growing problem, and several desalination plants are planned. The Turkish Cypriot economy has about one-fifth the population and one-third the per capita GDP of the south. Because it is recognized only by Turkey, it has had much difficulty arranging foreign financing, and foreign firms have hesitated to invest there. It remains heavily dependent on agriculture and government service, which together employ about half of the work force.
| Cyprus | Education | Back to Top |
In 1960, the last year for which there was an official census for the entire population of Cyprus, the island was home to 573,566 people. Official estimates held that there were 441,568 Greek Cypriots, 3,627 Armenians, 2,706 Maronites, 103,822 Turkish Cypriots, and 24,408 others. According to government statistics, 81.14 % of Cypriots in 1960, were Greek Cypriot-including Armenians and Maronites and 18.86 % were Turkish Cypriot. Republic of Cyprus statistics around the 1988 population of the whole island at 687,500, and that of the government-controlled area at 562,700. It was around that the island's population consisted of 550,400 (80.1 %) Greek Cypriots including 6,300 Armenians and Maronites, 128,200 (18.5 %) Turkish Cypriots, and 8,900 (1.4 %) who belonged to other groups. Cypriot population estimates were often controversial, because they could have remarkable bearing on political settlements. Thus, population figures from the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" differed markedly from those of the Republic of Cyprus.
Greek Cypriot education is administered by the Ministry of Education. Six years of elementary education and six years of secondary school are provided; attendance is required between the ages of 5 and 15. In 1996 Greek Cypriot elementary schools had 64,761 pupils listed, and Greek Cypriot secondary schools had 61,300. Higher education is provided by the University of Cyprus (1988) and by teacher-training, technical, and vocational schools. Turkish Cypriot education is administered by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The illiteracy rate for both communities is low.
| Cyprus | Government | Back to Top |
Form of Government: Elected president for 5-year term, appointed Council of Ministers, elected House of Representatives of 56 members for 5-year term. Constitutional provision of Turkish Cypriot vice president, three members of Council of Ministers, and 24 members of House of Representatives in disuse for decades. Turkish Cypriots nonparticipants in governance of Republic of Cyprus. State resulting from unilateral declaration of freedom in 1985, "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus," recognized only by Turkey. Elected president for five-year term, appointed Council of Ministers, elected Legislative Assembly of 50 members for fiveyear term.
Legal System: Supreme Court final appellate court; district and assize courts with civil and criminal jurisdictions. Supreme Council of Judicature--composed of attorney general, members of the Supreme Court, and others--deals with appointment and promotion of judges. Turkish Cypriots employ a parallel system, with additional special courts for family matters.
Politics: Resolving intercommunal crisis major political issue. Four political parties described in House of Representatives accounted for over 95 % of vote; several right- and left-wing splinter parties accounted for the remainder. Moderate conservative Democratic Rally (DISY), founded by Glafkos Clerides in 1976, won 35.8 % of vote and twenty seats in 1991 parliamentary election. Democratic Party (DIKO), founded by Spyros Kyprianou in 1976, won 19.5 % of vote and eleven parliamentary seats in 1991 election. Long a government party, DIKO was center right and close to Archbishop Makarios III. The socialdemocratic United Democratic Union of the Center (EDEK) founded in 1969 by Vassos Lyssarides, still its leader in 1992. EDEK won 10.9 % of the vote and seven seats in 1991 elections.
Three main Turkish Cypriot parties and a smaller right-wing party offered voters range of choices. For the 1990 Legislative Assembly election, unsuccessful electoral alliance against governing party, the conservative National Unity Party (UBP). The UBP won 55 % of the vote and thirty-four seats in parliament. Founded in 1975 by Rauf Denktas, this perennial governing party led in early 1990s by Prime Minister Dervis Eroglu. Rightist New Dawn Party (YDP) formed in 1984 to represent Turkish settlers. Won two seats in 1990, which it consequently occupied. Moderate Communal Liberation Party (TKP) often opposed UBP policies, urging greater contacts with Greek Cypriots. Founded in 1976, by Alpay Durduran, it led in early 1990s by Mustafa Akinci. Some of the party boycotted the Legislative Assembly after the 1990 elections, refusing to take all of its five seats. Left-wing labor Republican Turkish Party (CTP) dated from 1970. Led by Özker Özgür, it won seven seats in 1990, but like TKP boycotted parliament.
| Cyprus | History | Back to Top |
The Republic of Cyprus was accomplished in 1960, after the former colony gained freedom from Britain. Since 1974, a de facto division of the island has existed, with the Greek Cypriot community controlling 63 % of the territory, and the Turkish Cypriots, backed by Turkish army units, 37 %. The scene of constant anticolonial and intercommunal strife since the mid-1950s, Cyprus assumed an importance out of proportion to its size and population because of its strategic location and its impact on the national interests of other nations. The island's location in the eastern Mediterranean Sea has made it easily accessible from Europe, Asia, and Africa since the earliest days of ships. Its timber and mineral resources made it valuable as a source of trade goods in the ancient world, but attracted conquerors, pirates, and adventurers in addition to merchants and settlers.
Turkish forces seized 37 % of the island and effected a de facto partition that was still in existence at the beginning of the 1990s. Turkish Cypriots declared the establishment of their own state in 1983, but as of 1990 only Turkey had recognized the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus." Although more populous and considerably precious, and enjoying international recognition, the Republic of Cyprus had not been able to regain its lost territory. Increased military expenditures could not offset the considerable Turkish military presence on the island. Years of laborious negotiations at numerous venues had also achieved little toward ending the island's tragic division.
| Cyprus | Introduction | Back to Top |
Cyprus, republic, and third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, located west of Syria and south of Turkey. The island has a maximum length of about 225 km from Cape Andreas in the north-east to the western extremity of the island. Its maximum width, from Cape Gata in the south to Cape Kormakiti in the north, is about 97 km. The total area of the nation is 9,252 sq km. Nicosia is the capital and largest city. Since 1974 the northern third of Cyprus has been occupied by Turkish troops and has formed, de facto, a separate state.
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| Cyprus | Languages | Back to Top |
Greek and Turkish are both official languages, though Greek is the primary language in the Greek Cypriot zone and Turkish is predominant in the Turkish sector. English is widely spoken in the main towns. Cypriot Greek, although related to the language of the Greek mainland, is a dialect believed by language scholars to resemble more closely the speech of ancient Greece than any modern Greek dialect.
| Cyprus | Legal | Back to Top |
Legal system: based on common law, with civil law modifications Vote: 18 years of age; universal Administrator branch: chief of state: President Glafcos CLERIDES-February 1993; note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; post of vice president is currently vacant; under the 1960 constitution, the post is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot Head of government: President Glafcos CLERIDES-February 1993); Note - the president is both the chief of state and Head of government; post of vice president is currently vacant; under the 1960 constitution, the post is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot Cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed jointly by the president and vice president Elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 2003 & next to be held NA February 2008 Note: Rauf R. DENKTASH has been "president" of the Turkish Cypriot area since 13 February 1975 ("president" elected by popular vote for a five-year term); elections last held 15 April 2000 (next to be held NA April 2005); results - Rauf R. DENKTASH reelected president after the other contender withdrew; Dervis EROGLU has been "prime minister" of the Turkish Cypriot area since 16 August 1996; there is a Council of Ministers in the Turkish Cypriot area Legislative branch: unicameral - Greek Cypriot area: House of Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats; 56 assigned to the Greek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots; note - only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); Turkish Cypriot area: Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) Elections: Greek Cypriot area: last held 27 May 2001 (next to be held NA May 2006); Turkish Cypriot area: last held December 2003 (next to be held NA December 2008) Election results: Greek Cypriot area: House of Representatives - % of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - AKEL (Communist) 20, DISY 19, DIKO 9, KISOS 4, others 4; Turkish Cypriot area: Assembly of the Republic - % of vote by party - UBP 40.3%, DP 22.6%, TKP 15.4%, CTP 13.4%, UDP 4.6%, YBH 2.5%, BP 1.2%; seats by party - UBP 24, DP 13, TKP 7, CTP 6 Judicial branch: Supreme Court where judges are appointed by the Supreme Council of Judicature.
| Cyprus | Life | Back to Top |
The structure of the family was affected by the postwar changes. The family was traditionally the most valuable institution in Cypriot society. particularly in village life, people thought of themselves primarily as members of families, and rarely, according to sociologist Peter Loizos, spoke of "themselves as individuals in the existential sense." Others have famous that Greek Cypriots traditionally identified themselves first as members of families, then according to their places of origin, and lastly as citizens of a nation.
contempt changes in its structure, the family remained strong in Greek Cypriot society. In the time 1985-89, the nation's marriage rate was 9.5 per thousand, the highest in Europe. The time saw a rising trend in the marriage age for men and women, about one year older for both than in earlier years. In 1988 the mean age at marriage was 28.7 for grooms, and 25.2 for brides. Grooms and brides in rural areas still tended to marry younger than their urban counterparts. On the other hand, the divorce rate had almost doubled from 42 per thousand in 1980 to 68 per thousand in 1988. The number of extramarital births remained very low by European standards; in 1988 only seventy-two children were born out of wedlock, a mere 0.7 % of the total number of births.
| Cyprus | organization | Back to Top |
Australia Group, C, CCC, CE, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (associate), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, NSG, OAS, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
| Cyprus | People | Back to Top |
In 1960, the last year for which there was an official census for the entire population of Cyprus, the island was home to 573,566 people. Official estimates held that there were 441,568 Greek Cypriots, 3,627 Armenians, 2,706 Maronites future these two groups were to be counted as part of the Greek Cypriot community, according to the terms of the constitution of 1960, 103,822 Turkish Cypriots, and 24,408 others. According to government statistics, 81.14 % of Cypriots in 1960, were Greek Cypriot and 18.86 % were Turkish Cypriot. Republic of Cyprus statistics around the 1988 population of the whole island at 687,500, and that of the government-controlled area at 562,700. It was around that the island's population consisted of 550,400 (80.1 %) Greek Cypriots, 128,200 (18.6 %) Turkish Cypriots, and 8,900 (1.3 %) who belonged to other groups. Cypriot population estimates were often controversial, because they could have remarkable bearing on political settlements. Thus, population figures from the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" differed markedly from those of the Republic of Cyprus.
The combined population of the Greek and Turkish sectors is 762,888. The overall population density is 82 persons per sq km (214 per sq mi). The principal city is Nicosia, the capital, which is separated into Greek Cypriot and Turkish zones. Lemesós, Larnaca, and Famagusta are the chief ports.
The people of Cyprus represent two main ethnic groups, Greek and Turkish. The Greek Cypriots, who constitute about four-fifths of the population, descended from a mixture of aboriginal inhabitants and immigrants from the Peloponnese who colonized Cyprus starting about 1200 BC and assimilated consequent settlers up to the 16th century. About one-sixth of the population are Turkish Cypriots, descendants of the soldiers of the Ottoman army that conquered the island in 1571 and of immigrants from Anatolia brought in by the sultan's government. Since 1974 additional immigrants from Anatolia have been brought in to work vacant land and increase the total labour force.
| Cyprus | Politics | Back to Top |
Greek Cypriot area: Democratic Party or DIKO [Tassos PAPADOPOULOS]; Democratic Rally or DISY [Nikos ANASTASIADHIS]; Restorative Party of the Working People or AKEL (Communist Party) [Dimitrios CHRISTOFIAS]; Social Democrats Movement or KISOS (formerly United Democratic Union of Cyprus or EDEK) [Vassos LYSSARIDIS]; United Democrats Movement or EDE (formerly Free Democrats Movement or KED) [George VASSILIOU]; Turkish Cypriot area: Communal Liberation Party or TKP [Mustafa AKINCI]; Democratic Party or DP [Salih COSAR]; National Birth Party or UDP [Enver EMIN]; National Unity Party or UBP [Dervis EROGLU]; Our Party or BP [Okyay SADIKOGLU]; Patriotic Unity Movement or YBH [Izzet IZCAN]; Republican Turkish Party or CTP [Mehmet ALI TALAT]
| Cyprus | Provinces | Back to Top |
6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos; note - Turkish Cypriot area's administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Lefkosa (Nicosia) and Larnaca
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| Cyprus | Currency and General Information | Back to Top |
| Countries Currency Unit | CYP/Unit | Units/CYP | |
| DZD | Algeria Dinars | 0.00848695 | 117.828 |
| USD | United States Dollars | 0.657000 | 1.52207 |
| ARS | Argentina Pesos | 0.223090 | 4.48250 |
| AUD | Australia Dollars | 0.350519 | 2.85291 |
| ATS | Austria Schillings ** | 0.0415873 | 24.0458 |
| BSD | Bahamas Dollars | 0.657000 | 1.52207 |
| BBD | Barbados Dollars | 0.330151 | 3.02892 |
| BEF | Belgium Francs ** | 0.0141858 | 70.4931 |
| BMD | Bermuda Dollars | 0.657000 | 1.52207 |
| BRL | Brazil Reals | 0.282581 | 3.53881 |
| GBP | United Kingdom Pounds | 0.936791 | 1.06747 |
| BGL | Bulgaria Leva | 0.293871 | 3.40285 |
| CAD | Canada Dollars | 0.411870 | 2.42795 |
| CLP | Chile Pesos | 0.00100084 | 999.163 |
| CNY | China Yuan Renminbi | 0.0793727 | 12.5988 |
| CYP | Cyprus Pounds | 1.00000 | 1.00000 |
| CZK | Czech Republic Koruny | 0.0185337 | 53.9558 |
| DKK | Denmark Kroner | 0.0770307 | 12.9818 |
| XCD | East Caribbean Dollars | 0.243333 | 4.10959 |
| EGP | Egypt Pounds | 0.141824 | 7.05099 |
| EUR | Euro | 0.572254 | 1.74748 |
| FJD | Fiji Dollars | 0.293960 | 3.40183 |
| FIM | Finland Markkaa ** | 0.0962461 | 10.3900 |
| FRF | France Francs ** | 0.0872395 | 11.4627 |
| DEM | Germany Deutsche Marks ** | 0.292589 | 3.41777 |
| XAU | Gold Ounces | 198.575 | 0.00503587 |
| GRD | Greece Drachmae ** | 0.00167939 | 595.453 |
| HKD | Hong Kong Dollars | 0.0842351 | 11.8715 |
| HUF | Hungary Forint | 0.00235336 | 424.925 |
| ISK | Iceland Kronur | 0.00657041 | 152.198 |
| INR | India Rupees | 0.0134620 | 74.2830 |
| IDR | Indonesia Rupiahs | 0.0000668741 | 14,953.46 |
| IEP | Ireland Pounds ** | 0.726612 | 1.37625 |
| ILS | Israel New Shekels | 0.138522 | 7.21909 |
| ITL | Italy Lire ** | 0.000295544 | 3,383.59 |
| JMD | Jamaica Dollars | 0.0137996 | 72.4658 |
| JPY | Japan Yen | 0.00495288 | 201.903 |
| JOD | Jordan Dinars | 0.926657 | 1.07915 |
| LBP | Lebanon Pounds | 0.000433950 | 2,304.41 |
| LUF | Luxembourg Francs ** | 0.0141858 | 70.4931 |
| MYR | Malaysia Ringgits | 0.172940 | 5.78234 |
| MXN | Mexico Pesos | 0.0729163 | 13.7143 |
| NZD | New Zealand Dollars | 0.289398 | 3.45545 |
| NOK | Norway Kroner | 0.0742066 | 13.4759 |
| NLG | Netherlands Guilders ** | 0.259677 | 3.85093 |
| PKR | Pakistan Rupees | 0.0109409 | 91.4003 |
| PHP | Philippines Pesos | 0.0128773 | 77.6560 |
| XPT | Platinum Ounces | 340.968 | 0.00293282 |
| PLN | Poland Zlotych | 0.159786 | 6.25839 |
| PTE | Portugal Escudos ** | 0.00285439 | 350.338 |
| ROL | Romania Lei | 0.0000199484 | 50,129.38 |
| RUR | Russia Rubles | 0.0211118 | 47.3668 |
| SAR | Saudi Arabia Riyals | 0.175197 | 5.70785 |
| XAG | Silver Ounces | 3.04181 | 0.328752 |
| SGD | Singapore Dollars | 0.356639 | 2.80396 |
| SKK | Slovakia Koruny | 0.0137017 | 72.9834 |
| ZAR | South Africa Rand | 0.0578459 | 17.2873 |
| KRW | South Korea Won | 0.000497424 | 2,010.36 |
| ESP | Spain Pesetas ** | 0.00343931 | 290.756 |
| XDR | IMF Special Drawing Rights | 0.819158 | 1.22077 |
| SDD | Sudan Dinars | 0.00252692 | 395.738 |
| SEK | Sweden Kronor | 0.0634113 | 15.7701 |
| CHF | Switzerland Francs | 0.390777 | 2.55900 |
| TWD | Taiwan New Dollars | 0.0187983 | 53.1963 |
| THB | Thailand Baht | 0.0150855 | 66.2888 |
| TTD | Trinidad and Tobago Dollars | 0.107353 | 9.31507 |
| TRL | Turkey Liras | 0.000000488804 | 2,045,810.72 |
| VEB | Venezuela Bolivares | 0.000713518 | 1,401.51 |
| ZMK | Zambia Kwacha | 0.000146980 | 6,803.65 |
| Cyprus : Geographic coordinates | 35 00 N, 33 00 E |
| Cyprus : Population growth rate | 0.59% |
| Cyprus : Birth rate | 13.08 births/1,000 population |
| Cyprus : Death rate | 7.65 deaths/1,000 population |
| Cyprus : People living with HIV/AIDS | 400 |
| Cyprus : Independence | 16 August 1960 |
| Cyprus : National holiday | 1 October |
| Cyprus : Constitution | 16 August 1960 |
| Cyprus : GDP | $9.7 billion |
| Cyprus : GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $16,000 |
| Cyprus : Electricity - consumption | 2.744 billion kWh |
| Cyprus : Exports | $1 billion citrus, potatoes, grapes, wine, cement, clothing |
| Cyprus : Imports | $3.6 billion consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, food |
| Cyprus : Telephones | 405,000 |
| Cyprus : Mobile cellular | 68,000 |
| Cyprus : Radio broadcast stations | AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 |
| Cyprus : Radios | 310,000 |
| Cyprus : Television broadcast stations | 4 |
| Cyprus : Televisions | 248,000 |
| Cyprus : Internet country code | .cy |
| Cyprus : Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 6 |
| Cyprus : Internet users | 80,000 |
| Cyprus : Railways | N/A |
| Cyprus : Highways | 10,663 km |
| Cyprus : Waterways | N/A |
| Cyprus : Pipelines | N/A |
| Cyprus : Ports and harbors | Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos, Vasilikos |
| Cyprus : Merchant marine | 1,328 ships |
| Cyprus : Airports | 15 |
| Cyprus : Heliports | 7 |
| Cyprus : Military branches | Cypriot National Guard |
| Cyprus : Military expenditures | $370 million |