Cyprus: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 35.17581 / longitude: 33.43904

General information

Culture

You can find some UNESCO listed places: Paphos, Painted Churches in the Troodos Region, Choirokoitia. Interesting food you need to try here: Fasolada.

Education

This country offers several reputable universities like University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology. The average length of time residents spend in school is 16 years (including tertiary education).

Population

The median age of the population is 37.90 years with a birth growth rate of 1.00%. There are 847,000 people here, or 0.011% of the world's population.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is € (EUR). In 2021 the GDP was $28,407,867,534 USD, placing it at position 97 in the market.

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: Greek, Modern (1453-), Turkish. The area of the country is 9,251 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Limassol, Δήμος Λάρνακας, Δήμος Λεμεσού, Δήμος Λευκωσίας, Strovolos. Nicosia serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with United Kingdom.

Good to know

The ISO code is CY, telephone numbers begin with +357, the domain name ".cy" is used by the country's websites https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus is a good place to find out more details on this country.

Summary

Flag
ISO code CY
Capital Nicosia
Population 847,000
World percentage 0.011%
Median age 37.90 years
Population growth rate 1.00%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Greek, Modern (1453-), Turkish
GDP (2021) $28,407,867,534
GDP position #97
Currency code EUR
Currency symbol
School life expectancy 16 years
National dish Fasolada
TLD .cy
Phone prefix +357
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus