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Cyprus

35.0N 33.0E · 30 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE UNDER THE ZÜRICH-LONDON AGREEMENTS · 16 AUG 1960
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1974 – present · The 1974 Division, the TRNC and the European Union
5 EVENTS
20 Jul 1974 · Turkish military intervention 4 REFS
15 Nov 1983 · Declaration of the 'TRNC' and UN Resolution 541 4 REFS
1959 – 1974 · Independence, the Breakdown of Power-Sharing and UNFICYP
5 EVENTS
Feb 1959 · The Zürich-London Agreements 2 REFS
4 Mar 1964 · UN Security Council Resolution 186 establishes UNFICYP 3 REFS
1878 – 1959 · British Rule, the Demand for Énosis and the EOKA Campaign
5 EVENTS
1878 · Britain takes over Cyprus 2 REFS
1914 · British annexation 2 REFS
1191 – 1878 · Crusader Kingdom, Venetian Colony and Ottoman Conquest
5 EVENTS
1191 · Richard the Lionheart seizes Cyprus 1 REF
1570–1571 · Ottoman conquest of Cyprus 2 REFS
58 BCE – 1191 · Roman and Byzantine Cyprus: An Early Christian Island
5 EVENTS
58 BCE · Rome annexes Cyprus 2 REFS
c. 45–47 CE · Paul and Barnabas convert the proconsul 1 REF
c. 7000 BCE – 58 BCE · Neolithic Settlers, Greek City-Kingdoms and the Cult of Aphrodite
5 EVENTS
c. 7000–4000 BCE · The Neolithic settlement of Choirokoitia 2 REFS
from c. 1200 BCE · Greek settlement and the city-kingdoms 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Nicosia
Population
1.2 m
Area
9,251 km²
Region
Southern Europe
Languages
Greek, Turkish
Currency
Euro (€)
Demonym
Cypriot
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$41 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$41,783’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
3.8%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
0.1%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
189.5%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
1.4 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
81.8 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
66.7%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.4’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
98.7%’11 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
72.4’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
72.5’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
68.2’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
66.5’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
68.8’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
58.6’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
8.1%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.56’22 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
5.0’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
99.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
99.7%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
98.7%’11 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
4.7%’22 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
105.3%’24 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
106.7%’24 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
120.9%’24 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.7%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
1,686’23 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
89.6%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
156’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
18.0%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
9,240 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
18.7%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
14.0%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
5.4’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
15.6%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.6%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$598 M’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
13,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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