About Cyprus
Basic Data
National name:
Republic of Cyprus (Kypriaki Dimokratia) - Kibris Cumhuriyeti
Area:
3,571 sq mi (9,250 sq km)
Population (2005 est.): 780,133 (growth rate: 0.5%)
birth rate: 12.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.2/1000; life expectancy: 77.7; density per sq mi: 218
Capital and largest city (2003 est.):
Lefkosia (Nicosia) (in government-controlled area), 197,600
Monetary unit:
Cyprus pound (£)
Languages:
Greek, Turkish (both official); English
Ethnicity/race:
Current: Greek 77%, Turkish 18% (each concentrated almost exclusively in separate areas); other 5% (2001)
Religions:
Greek Orthodox 78%, Islam 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%
Literacy rate:
98% (2003 est.)
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