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Europe — Southern Europe
UN Member
Independent
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🇨🇾 Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus
aka Κύπρος — endonym
966.4K
Population
World #161
9,251 km²
Land Area
World #171
$38.7 billion
GDP (USD)
World #101
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Did You Know?
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Cyprus is the world's #161 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #171 globally by land area — covering about 0.01% of Earth's total landmass.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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It spans 2 timezones — from UTC+02:00 to UTC+02:00.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #101 worldwide with a GDP of $38.7 billion USD.
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Population density is 104.5 people per km² — world rank #109.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Nicosia
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Phone Code
+357
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Internet TLD
.cy
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Nationality
Cypriot
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
CY / CYP / 196
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Coordinates
35.00°, 33.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$38.7 billion USD
World rank #101 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$40,083
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
104.5 /km²
World density rank #109
€
Euro
EUR • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
966,400
World rank #161 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
Greek • Turkish
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Demonym
Cypriot
What its people are called
🗣️ Greek
🗣️ Turkish
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
9,251 km²
0.01% of Earth's landmass • World #171
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (2)
UTC+02:00
Asia/Famagusta
EET — Eastern European Time
UTC+02:00
Asia/Nicosia
EET — Eastern European Time
“Cyprus” Around the World
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قبرص
جمهورية قبرص
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Kiprenez
Republik Kiprenez
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Kypr
Kyperská republika
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Zypern
Republik Zypern
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Küpros
Küprose Vabariik
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Kypros
Kyproksen tasavalta
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Chypre
République de Chypre
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Cipar
Republika Cipar
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Ciprus
Ciprusi Köztársaság
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Cipro
Repubblica di Cipro
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キプロス
キプロス共和国
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키프로스
키프로스 공화국
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Cyprus
Republiek Cyprus
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جمهوری قبرس
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Cypr
Republika Cypryjska
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Chipre
República de Chipre
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Кипр
Республика Кипр
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Cyprus
Cyperská republika
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Chipre
República de Chipre
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Kipar
Republika Kipar
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Cypern
Republiken Cypern
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Kıbrıs
Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti
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قبرص
جمہوریہ قبرص
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塞浦路斯
塞浦路斯共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
CY
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ISO Alpha-3
CYP
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
196
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
####
e.g. regex: ^(\d{4})$
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WikiData ID
Q229
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Also Spelled As
CY • Kýpros • Kıbrıs • Republic of Cyprus • Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία • Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti
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