CYPRUS
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Not to be confused with Cypress.
| Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek) ( Kypriakí Dimokratía ) Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish) Republic of Cyprus | ||||||
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| Motto none | ||||||
| Anthem Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν Imnos is tin Eleftherian (transliteration) Hymn to Freedom 1 | ||||||
| Location of Cyprus (orange) within the European Union (camel). | ||||||
| Capital (and largest city) | Nicosia (Lefkosia) | |||||
| Official languages | Greek, Turkish, also English widely spoken. | |||||
| Demonym | Cypriot | |||||
| Government | Republic | |||||
| - | President | Tassos Papadopoulos | ||||
| Independence | from United Kingdom | |||||
| - | Date | 16 August 1960 | ||||
| Accession to the European Union | 1 May 2004 | |||||
| - | Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2007 census | 788,457 | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2007 IMF estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $24.497 billion (110th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $31,522 (26th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2007 IMF estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $20.505 billion (89th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $26,386 (28th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) | ||||||
| Currency | Cypriot pound3 (Euro as from 01/01/2008) (CYP) | |||||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .cy4 | |||||
| Calling code | +357 | |||||
| 1 | "Ymnos pros tin Eleutherian" is also used as the national anthem of Greece. | |||||
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Cypress is the name applied to many plants in the conifer family Cupressaceae (cypress family). Most plants which bear the common name cypress are in the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis
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Greek}}}
Writing system: Greek alphabet
Official status
Official language of: Greece
Cyprus
European Union
recognised as minority language in parts of:
European Union
Italy
Turkey
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Writing system: Greek alphabet
Official status
Official language of: Greece
Cyprus
European Union
recognised as minority language in parts of:
European Union
Italy
Turkey
Regulated by:
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Turkish (Türkçe, ]
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- For the Radiohead song, see "The National Anthem".
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The Hymn to Liberty (Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν Ímnos is tin Eleftherían
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Motto
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Anthem
Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν
Imnos is tin Eleftherian
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Anthem
Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν
Imnos is tin Eleftherian
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Nicosia (Λευκωσία, Lefkoşa)
Seal
District Nicosia District
Government
- Mayor Eleni Mavrou
Population (2001-2005)
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Seal
District Nicosia District
Government
- Mayor Eleni Mavrou
Population (2001-2005)
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Greek}}}
Writing system: Greek alphabet
Official status
Official language of: Greece
Cyprus
European Union
recognised as minority language in parts of:
European Union
Italy
Turkey
Regulated by:
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Writing system: Greek alphabet
Official status
Official language of: Greece
Cyprus
European Union
recognised as minority language in parts of:
European Union
Italy
Turkey
Regulated by:
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Turkish (Türkçe, ]
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English}}}
Writing system: Latin (English variant)
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng
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Writing system: Latin (English variant)
Official status
Official language of: 53 countries
Regulated by: no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1: en
ISO 639-2: eng
ISO 639-3: eng
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List of forms of government
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Cyprus
This article is part of the series:
Politics of Cyprus
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This article is part of the series:
Politics of Cyprus
- Cyprus dispute
- Annan Plan referendum
- President
- Tassos Papadopoulos
- House of Representatives
- Political parties
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Tassos Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Greek: Τάσσος Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος
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Independence is the self-government of a nation, country, or state by its residents and population, or some portion thereof, generally exercising sovereignty.
The term independence is used in contrast to subjugation,
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Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
Anthem
"God Save the Queen" [3]
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