Cyprus
Cyprus (officially Republic of Cyprus) is a country in Southern Europe, with its capital at Nicosia, and is home to roughly 1.4M people.
Its official languages are Greek, Turkish; the currency in circulation is Euro (€); people from here are called Cypriot.
- »Nicosia is the last divided capital in Europe.
- »Cyprus has been partitioned since 1974, with a UN buffer zone running across the island.
Cyprus shares no land border with anything, so every approach is by sea or air. The closest other territories on file are Lebanon (290 km), Palestine (392 km) and Israel (430 km), measured centre to centre.
Nicosia is the last divided capital in Europe, split by a UN buffer zone since 1974, with Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot administrations on either side.
5,396 km² (2,083 sq mi), 167th largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Trinidad and Tobago.
Population 1,358,282, 156th of 198 on file. That averages 252 per km² (652 per sq mi).
One of only two national flags to depict its own country's outline. The copper colour refers to the island's ancient copper mines, the element takes its name from Cyprus. The olive branches, and the deliberate absence of Greek or Turkish symbols, were meant to signal neutrality.