Outline of Cyprus

A basic map of the island of Cyprus
_{Including Green Zone and UK bases}

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Cyprus
• Official English country name: The Republic of Cyprus
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Cypriot
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Cyprus
• International rankings of Cyprus
• ISO country codes: CY, CYP, 196
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CY
• Internet country code top-level domain: .cy

An enlargeable topographic map of the island of Cyprus

An enlargeable satellite image of the island of Cyprus

Khirokitia, listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1998

View of Nicosia at sunset

The gymnasium at Salamis, one of the Ten city-kingdoms of Cyprus

Geography of Cyprus

• Cyprus is: an island country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Atlantic Ocean
    • Mediterranean Sea
  • Eurasia (though not on the mainland)
    • Europe
      • Southern Europe
  • Mediterranean Basin
  • Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
    • Date and time notation in Cyprus
  • Extreme points of Cyprus
    • High: Mount Olympus 1,951 m (6,401 ft)
    • Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 150 km

Dhekelia SBA 103 km

Akrotiri SBA 47 km

• Coastline: 648 km

• Population of Cyprus: 794,600 (January 1, 2008) - 154th most populous country
• Area of Cyprus: 9,251 km²
• Atlas of Cyprus

Politics of Cyprus

• Form of government: presidential representative democratic republic
• Capital of Cyprus: Nicosia
• Elections in Cyprus
• Political ideologies in Cyprus
  • Liberalism in Cyprus
• Political issues in Cyprus
  • Corruption in Cyprus
  • Reduction of military conscription in Cyprus
• Political parties in Cyprus
• Taxation in Cyprus

History of Cyprus

Gothic-style church of Panagia (19th century) at the northern part of the island. Today it functions as a mosque

Kyrenia Castle, view from the Old harbour

Traditional costumes of Cypriots photographed in 1873

Cyprus Museum in Nicosia

Culture of Cyprus

• Architecture of Cyprus
  • Castles in Cyprus
  • Tallest buildings in Cyprus
• Cuisine of Cyprus
  • Cypriot wine
• Festivals in Cyprus
  • International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, Cyprus
  • Wine Festival
• Languages of Cyprus
  • Cypriot Greek
  • Cypriot Sign Language
  • Cypriot Turkish
• Monuments in Cyprus
  • Armenian monuments in Cyprus
• Museums in Cyprus
• National symbols of Cyprus
  • Coat of arms of Cyprus
  • Flag of Cyprus
  • National anthem of Cyprus
• Non-governmental organisations in Cyprus
• Prostitution in Cyprus
• Public holidays in Cyprus
• Records of Cyprus
• Scouting and guiding in Cyprus
• Welfare state in Cyprus
• World Heritage Sites in Cyprus

Religion in Cyprus

Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Famagusta

Religion in Cyprus

• Christianity in Cyprus
  • Catholic Church in Cyprus
• Hinduism in Cyprus
• Islam in Cyprus
  • Mosques in Cyprus
• Judaism in Cyprus
  • History of the Jews in Cyprus
• Sikhism in Cyprus
• Armenian religion in Cyprus

Euro banknotes

Larnaca International Airport

Economy of Cyprus

Open pit copper mine Skouriotissa in Cyprus

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 89th (eighty-ninth)
• Agriculture in Cyprus
• Banking in Cyprus
  • Central Bank of Cyprus
  • Banks in Cyprus
• Companies of Cyprus
• Currency of Cyprus: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • Cypriot euro coins
  • Previous currency: Cypriot pound
  • ISO 4217: EUR
• Mining in Cyprus
• Poverty in Cyprus
• Cyprus Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Cyprus
  • Visa policy of Cyprus

Transport in Cyprus

Paphos Lighthouse

Transport in Cyprus

• Airports in Cyprus
• Rail transport in Cyprus
• Roads and motorways in Cyprus
• Ship transport in Cyprus
  • Lighthouses in Cyprus

Education in Cyprus

• Armenian education in Cyprus
• Schools in Cyprus
• Universities and colleges in Cyprus
• Open University of Cyprus
• Secondary education in Cyprus

Health in Cyprus

• Health care in Cyprus
• History of medicine in Cyprus
• Hospitals in Cyprus

Cyprus

• All pages with titles beginning with Cyprus
• All pages with titles containing Cyprus
• All pages with titles beginning with Cypriot
• All pages with titles containing Cypriot
• Index of Cyprus-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Northern Cyprus

Wikimedia Atlas of Cyprus

• Cyprus travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Island Jewels: Understanding Ancient Cyprus and Crete Biblical Archaeology Review

Air Ambulance Cyprus

• Air Ambulance International. HI Flying aviation group

Government

• Cyprus Trade Centres Worldwide
• Cyprus High Commission Trade Centre - London
• Cypriot Diaspora Project
• Republic of Cyprus - English Language
• Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus
• Press and Information Office
• Annan Plan at annanplan.com

General information

• CIA World Factbook - Cyprus
• US State Department - Cyprus includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• "The Cyprus Conflict" An extensive educational web site dedicated to the Cyprus Conflict
• Open Directory Project Cyprus at Curlie
• The UN in Cyprus
• Top of the class - Cyprus Internet Directory

Official publications

• The British government's Foreign Affairs Committee report on Cyprus.
• Letter by the President of the Republic, Mr Tassos Papadopoulos, to the U.N. Secretary-General, Mr Kofi Annan, dated 7 June, which circulated as an official document of the U.N. Security Council
• Legal Issues arising from certain population transfers and displacements on the territory of the Republic of Cyprus in the period since 20 July 1974
• Address to Cypriots by President Papadopoulos (FULL TEXT)
• The Republic of Cyprus Press and Information Office, Aspects of the Cyprus Problem
• ΝΟΗΤΙΚΗ ΑΝΤΙΣΤΑΣΙΣ - Noitiki Antistasis, Non-affiliated news website focusing mainly on the effect of globalization and foreign interests on the Cyprus problem
• European Court of Human Rights Case of Cyprus v. Turkey (Application no. 25781/94)