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Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus - presidential republic; self-declared "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC) - parliamentary republic with enhanced presidency
A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 after years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued and forced most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island.
Profile
CapitalNicosia (Lefkosia/Lefkosa)
Population1.3M
GDP$50.1B
Area9,251 km²
LanguageGreek (official) 80.9%, Turkish (official) 0.2%, English 4.1%, Romanian 2.9%, Russian 2.5%, Bulgarian 2.2%, Arabic 1.2%, Filipino 1.1%, other 4.3%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
Currencyeuros (EUR) per US dollar -
Leadership
Head of State
Nicos Christodoulides
Since 2023
Head of Government
Nikos Anastasiades
At a Glance
Population
1.3M
GDP (PPP)
$50B
