Cyprus: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 35.17581 / longitude: 33.43904

General information

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Fasolada. You can find some UNESCO listed places: Paphos, Painted Churches in the Troodos Region, Choirokoitia.

Economy

The local currency (EUR) is represented by the symbol €. The GDP in 2021 was $28,407,867,534 USD, making it the 97# country in the world.

Population

Around 847,000 people live in this country, or 0.011% of all people on earth. In this country, the median age is 37.90 years and the birth growth rate is around 1.00%.

Geography

The country has a 9,251 km² area, a postcode system is employed and the primary cities are: Limassol, Δήμος Λάρνακας, Δήμος Λεμεσού, Δήμος Λευκωσίας, Strovolos. The capital of this country is Nicosia and the country has a border with United Kingdom. People from this country speak these languages: Greek, Modern (1453-), Turkish.

Education

The inhabitants attend school for 16 years (tertiary education included). You can find famous universities here like University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology.

Good to know

Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus for more information about this nation. The domain name ".cy" is used by the country's websites, the ISO code is CY, phone numbers start with +357

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