| Country (long form) |
Republic of Cyprus |
| Capital |
Nicosia note: the Turkish Cypriot area's capital is
Lefkosa (Nicosia) |
| Total Area |
3,571.44 sq mi
9,250.00 sq km
(about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut) |
| Population |
758,363 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
841,102 |
| Languages |
Greek, Turkish, English |
| Literacy |
94.0% total, 98.0% male, 91% female (1987 est.) |
| Religions |
Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian
Apostolic, and other 4% |
| Life Expectancy |
74.43 male, 79.1 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
Greek Cypriot area: 1 Cypriot pound = 100 cents; Turkish
Cypriot area: 1 Turkish lira (TL) = 100 kurus |
| GDP (per capita) |
Greek Cypriot area: $15,400 - Turkish Cypriot area:
$5,000 (1998) |
| Labor Force (by occupation) |
Greek Cypriot area: services 66.6%, industry 23.2%,
agriculture 10.2% (1998); Turkish Cypriot area: services 55.4%, industry
21.6%, agriculture 23% (1997) |
| Industry |
food, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metal products,
tourism, wood products |
| Agriculture |
potatoes, citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives,
vegetables |
| Arable Land |
12% |
| Exports |
Greek Cypriot area: citrus, potatoes, grapes, wine,
cement, clothing and shoes; Turkish Cypriot area: citrus, potatoes, textiles
(1998) |
| Imports |
Greek Cypriot area: consumer goods, petroleum and
lubricants, food and feed grains, machinery (1998); Turkish Cypriot area:
food, minerals, chemicals, machinery (1997) |
| Natural Resources |
copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble,
clay earth pigment |
| Current Environmental Issues |
water resource problems (no natural reservoir
catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's
largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from
sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats
from urbanization |
| Telephones (main lines in use) |
Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot
area: 70,845 (1996) |
| Telephones (mobile cellular) |
Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998); Turkish Cypriot area:
70,000 (1999) |
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