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Cyprus
Location marker · geographic overview
35° N / 33° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Population
- 1,358,282 2024
- Area
- 9,251 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- Greek, Turkish
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- Geography
- Island country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Cyprus
The source travel guide covers the island of Cyprus, including separately described northern and southern travel regions. Atlas statistics retain their original source scope.
Cyprus (Greek: Κύπρος, Turkish: Kıbrıs) is an island in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey. It is one of the world’s oldest civilisations, with a history of over 11,000 years. Cyprus offers lots of archaeological sites, hiking trails through cedar forests, kilometres and kilometres of gorgeous beaches, and 300 days of sun a year.
Landscape & landmarks
The many archaeological and antiquities sites scattered around the island, dating from the New Stone Age through to the Roman Empire […] The beautiful coastline of the island, still quite unspoilt in many places, is well worth exploring […] Nicosia, the capital as it has a wealth of history, preserved Venetian walls surrounding the city, some wonderful bars and restaurants within the old walls of the city […]Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Cypriot meze (appetizers akin to Spanish tapas) are an art form, and some restaurants serve nothing but.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-01. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Calling code
- +357
- Internet domain
- .cy
- Land border codes
- None listed
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the left side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .cy. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.