Cyprus, Europe
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
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.
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Cyprus armorial
Cyprus is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent.
Easy learning about Cyprus |
The capital city of Cyprus is Nicosia.
| Cyprus is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent |
| 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 administrative divisions
6 districts
- Ammochostos (Famagusta - all but a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community),
- Keryneia (Kyrenia - the only district located entirely in the Turkish Cypriot community),
- Larnaka (Larnaca - with a small part located in the Turkish Cypriot community),
- Lefkosia (Nicosia - a small part administered by Turkish Cypriots),
- Lemesos (Limassol),
- Pafos (Paphos) - note - the 5 "districts" of the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" are Gazimagusa (Famagusta),
- Girne (Kyrenia),
- Guzelyurt (Morphou),
- Iskele (Trikomo),
- Lefkosa (Nicosia)
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