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Image of Nicosia, capital city of Cyprus
Cyprus is an Eastern-Mediterranean EU member and top third-party ship registry, diversified tourism and professional services, plus offshore natural-gas developments in the Levant Basin.
Cyprus in one word would be “Aphrodite,” meaning love isle.
Cyprus is a country located in the Western Asia & Eastern Europe sub‑region of the Asia continent.
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Easy learning about Cyprus |
The capital city of Cyprus is Nicosia.
| Cyprus is located in | Western Asia & Eastern Europe Asia Continent Inhabitants of Cyprus are called Cypriots |
| Cyprus has a population of | 1,344,976 inhabitants within a total area of 9,250 Km2 (5,748 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Cyprus’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 70 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.03 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Cyprus HDI ranks in position nº 32 worldwide HDI of 0.913 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Cyprus’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 178 countries Cyprus passport ranks 12th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Cyprus GDP per capita is | $41,132 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Cyprus ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Cyprus EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as High proficiency has a score of 558 ranks 29th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 35° 00' N, 33° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Cyprus Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Most predominant religion | Orthodox Christian, |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Currency name & code | Euro (EUR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .cy |
| Cyprus calling code | +357 |
Cyprus is not in Europe geographically, but it is considered part of Europe in political, economic, and cultural terms.
While the island is located in Western Asia, close to Turkey and Syria, it is politically and culturally connected to Europe. Cyprus is a member of the European Union and follows European laws and systems. So even though it is not physically in Europe, its strong ties to European countries make people see it as part of Eastern Europe too
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