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Capital:
Nicosia
Government:
Presidential Democracy
Current Head of Government:
Nicos Anastasiades
Economy:
  • Agriculture: 2.0%
  • Industry: 12.5%
  • Services: 85.5%
Population:
1,281,506 (July 2021 est.)
Land Size:
9,251 sq km (170th)
Major Ethnic Groups:
  • Greek 98.8%
  • Other: 1%
    • Religions:
  • Orthodox Christianity: 89.1%
  • Roman Catholicism: 2.9%
  • Protestantism/Anglicanism: 2%
  • Islam: 1.8%
  • Buddhism, and Other: 4.0%
    • Languages(s):
  • Greek (official): 80.9%
  • Turkish (official): 0.2%
  • English: 4.1%
  • Romanian: 2.9%
  • Russian: 2.5%
  • Bulgarian: 2.2%
  • Other: 7.2%
    • Links:
  • CIA World Factbook
  • BBC News: Cyprus
  • Sigma Live (Greek)
  • Cyprus Mail
  • in-Cyprus