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Official name of the country
Republic of Cyprus (Kypriaki Democrateia)

Government - presidential republic, presidential elections take
place every 5 years
Population - around 1.1 million people
Area - 9251 sq.km.
(3rd largest island in the Mediterranean)
Official language - Cypriot Greek, with local dialect, more than
80% of the population speaks Greek
Religion - the majority of the population are Christian orthodox,
uniting Cypriot Greeks
Currency - euro ( €)
Climate - subtropical Mediterranean with hot summers and
mild, relatively rainy, winters. The only country in Europe where
the sea is warm and comfortable for swimming in November.
Terrain in Cyprus - the majority of the island is mountainous.
The highest mountain - Olympus (1951 m)
NICOSIA Capital - Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Largest cities - Paphos, Limassol, Larnaca, Ayia-Napa

Ayia Napa The country is located in the eastern Mediterranean, at the in-
Larnaca tersection of air and waterways of three continents connect-
ing Western Europe with the Arab world and countries in the
Paphos Far East. Cyprus is on the border with Egypt, Turkey and Syria.
Limassol
The distance to mainland Greece is 800 km, The closest Greek
islands Rhodes and Karpathos are located 380 km west of Cy-
prus. The island is washed on all shores by the Mediterranean
Sea.
The maximum length from East to West is 240 km, the max-
imum width from North to South is 100 km. The coastline is
780 km.

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