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Also Known As Kípros • Kibris
Head Of State And Government President: Nikos Christodoulides, Republic of Cyprus; Ersin Tatar, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Capital Lefkosia (conventional Nicosia ), Republic of Cyprus; Lefkoşa (conventional Nicosia), Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Population (2024 est.) 1,336,0003
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 0.937 euro
Form Of Government unitary multiparty republic with a unicameral legislature (House of Representatives [801]), Republic of Cyprus; de facto republic with one legislative house (Assembly of the Republic [50]), Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Official Languages Greek, Turkish, Republic of Cyprus; Turkish, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Official Name Kipriakí Dhimokratía (Greek); Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti (Turkish) (Republic of Cyprus); Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti (Turkish) (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
Total Area (Sq Km) 9,251
Total Area (Sq Mi) 3,572
Monetary Unit euro (€), Republic of Cyprus; Turkish lira2 (TL), Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Population Rank (2023) 156
Population Projection 2030 1,328,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2024) 374
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2024) 144.4
Urban-Rural Population Urban: not available • Rural: not available
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2019) 80.1 years • Female: (2019) 84.2 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2022) 27,761
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2022) 30,540
1Twenty-four seats reserved for Turkish Cypriots are not occupied.2The new Turkish lira (YTL) was removed from circulation on January 1, 2010, and replaced by the Turkish lira (TL).3Includes 160,000–170,000 immigrants (mostly from Turkey); excludes approximately 2,600 British military in the Sovereign Base Areas (SBA) in the Republic of Cyprus and approximately 920 UN peacekeeping troops.

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Papadopoulos, Tassos
Tassos Papadopoulos
president of Cyprus
Nicos Anastasiades
Nicos Anastasiades
president of Cyprus
Archbishop Makarios III.
Makarios III
bishop and president of Cyprus
Philippe de Mézières
French knight
Derviş Eroğlu
Derviş Eroğlu
president of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
John Harding, Baron Harding of Petherton
John Harding, Baron Harding of Petherton
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Amalric II
king of Jerusalem
Caterina Cornaro
queen of Cyprus
Georgios Grivas
Cypriot leader
Eutropius
Byzantine official
Hugh III
king of Cyprus

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