Republic of Cyprus
Anthem:
Location of  Cyprus  (green) in the European Union  (light green)  —  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Nicosia (Λευκωσία, Lefkoşa)
Official languages	Greek Turkish
Common languages	English
Cypriot Greek Cypriot Turkish
Ethnic groups (2001)	77% Greeks 18% Turks 5% Roma people
Demonym(s)	Cypriot
Government	Presidential republic
• President	Nikos Christodoulides
Independence  from the United Kingdom
• Zürich and London Agreement	19 February 1959
• Proclaimed	16 August 1960
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (167th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2010 estimate	803,147 (Does not include North) 1,088,503 (whole island)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (115th)
GDP (PPP)	2010 estimate
• Total	$23.190 billion
• Per capita	$28,256
GDP (nominal)	2010 estimate
• Total	$23.174 billion
• Per capita	$28,237
Gini (2005)	29 low · 19th
HDI (2011)	0.840 very high · 31st
Currency	Euro2 (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Driving side	left
Calling code	357
ISO 3166 code	CY
Internet TLD	.cy3
Also the national anthem of Greece. Before 2008, the Cypriot pound. The .eu domain is also used, shared with other European Union member states.

A map showing the division of Cyprus

Kyrenia castle, northern Cyprus

Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus is an island country in the Mediterranean Sea and member state of the European Union. Cyprus is in Asia, but it is often associated with Europe because of the culture and history of the people. It is also closer to Africa than to Europe. The capital is Nicosia. A state called the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is located to the north. The official languages are Greek and Turkish.

Cyprus is a popular tourist destination in Europe. In 2019, 4 million tourists visited the country. It is estimated, that Cyprus earned 2.7 billion euros in that year. Tourism is very important to the country, as tourism made up 23% of its economy in 2020;).