Before purchasing a property as a home or investment its essential that you learn as much as possible about the area you are considering purchasing in. We have collated some very useful information on Cyprus for potential homebuyers and property investors:
Data Available for Cyprus collected from the CIA Fact book - Cyprus
Country Name: conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus
conventional short form: Cyprus
note: the Turkish Cypriot community (North Cyprus) refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC)
Cyprus location: Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, South of Turkey
Cape Verde Area: 9,250 km2 (of which 3,355 km2 are in North Cyprus)
Coastline: 648 kms
Currency: Greek Cypriot area: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish Lira (TRL)
Currency Code: CYP; TRL
Climate: Temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Terrain: Central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast
Natural Resources: Copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment
Geography: The third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia)
Population: 780,133 (July 2005 est.)
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 20.9% (male 83,256/female 79,701)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 267,446/female 260,846)
65 years and over: 11.4% (male 38,766/female 50,118) (2005 est.)
Average Age: total: 34.68 years
male: 33.64 years
female: 35.7 years (2005 est.)
Population Growth Rate: 0.54% (2005 est.)
Ethnic Groups: Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001)
Religions: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4%
Languages: Greek, Turkish, English
Government:
Government Type: Republic
Capital: Nicosia
Independence: 16 August 1960 (from UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are only recognised by Turkey
Communications:
Telephone Main Lines in Use: Republic of Cyprus: 427,400 (2002); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002)
Cellular Telephones: Republic of Cyprus: 417,900 (2002); north Cyprus: 143,178 (2002)
Internet Users: 210,000 (2002)
Transportation:
Highways: total: 13,943 km (Republic of Cyprus: 11,593 km; north Cyprus: 2,350 km)
paved: Republic of Cyprus: 7,211 km; north Cyprus: 1,370 km
unpaved: Republic of Cyprus: 4,382 km; north Cyprus: 980 km (2002/1996 est.)
Ports and Harbours: Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Paphos, Vasilikos
Airports: 17 (2004 est.) |
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