Cyprus

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Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean known for its strategic location, divided capital Nicosia, and blend of Greek and Turkish cultural influences.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Mediterranean island
island country
sovereign state
areaSquareKilometres 9251
borderedBy British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia
callingCode +357
capital Nicosia
capitalStatus Nicosia is divided capital
climate Mediterranean climate
continent Asia
currency Euro
demonym Cypriot
drivesOnThe left
EUMemberState true
eurozoneMember true
formerCurrency Cypriot pound
governmentType unitary presidential republic
hasPart Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Northern Cyprus
Republic of Cyprus-controlled area
headOfGovernmentTitle President of Cyprus
headOfStateTitle President of Cyprus
independenceDate 1960-08-16
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .cy
ISO3166-1Alpha2 CY
ISO3166-1Alpha3 CYP
knownFor blend of Greek and Turkish cultural influences
strategic location in Eastern Mediterranean
largestCity Nicosia
locatedIn Eastern Mediterranean
Mediterranean Sea
locatedOn island of Cyprus
majorReligion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
Sunni Islam
memberOf Commonwealth of Nations
Council of Europe
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
nationality Cypriot
nearestMainland Egypt
Israel
Lebanon
Syria
Turkey
officialLanguage Greek
Turkish
recognizedLanguage English
SchengenAreaMember false
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
UNMemberState true

Referenced by (148)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cypriot Greek ("Republic of Cyprus")
Cypriot Turkish ("Republic of Cyprus")
Cypriot pound
Cyprus University of Technology
Embassy of Cyprus in Washington, D.C.
Levantine Arabic
Limassol
Limassol Castle
Limassol Marina
Modern Greek
Molos promenade
Nicosia
Orthodox Church of Cyprus
President of Cyprus ("Republic of Cyprus")
President of Cyprus
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
country
Commonwealth countries
Eurocontrol
European Space Agency
European Stability Mechanism
European Union
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
Member States of the European Union ("Republic of Cyprus")
States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
hasMember
Cypriot Greek
Cypriot Turkish
Greek language
Levantine Arabic
Romanian language
spokenIn
Cyprus University of Technology
Limassol
Limassol Castle
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
locatedIn
Aegean Bronze Age
Arwad
Nuragic civilization
Ugarit
tradedWith
EET
Eastern European Time
FET
First Lady
usedInCountry
Akrotiri and Dhekelia ("Republic of Cyprus")
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas ("Republic of Cyprus")
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ("Republic of Cyprus")
borderWith
Ancient Mediterranean world
Cyprus ("Republic of Cyprus-controlled area")
Ptolemaic Kingdom
hasPart
Headquarters British Army Cyprus (elements)
Kitos War
RAF Akrotiri
location
CY
CYP
Embassy of Cyprus in Washington, D.C. ("Republic of Cyprus")
represents
Cypriot pound ("Republic of Cyprus")
Demotic Greek
Euro
usedIn
John Mark
Mark the Evangelist
associatedWithPlace
Levantine cuisine
Only Lovers Left Alive
countryOfOrigin
Commonwealth of Nations
Eurozone
hasMemberState
European Union customs union
Member States of the United Nations ("Republic of Cyprus")
includes
Greater Middle East
Middle East
includesCountry
Eurozone
euro
legalTenderIn
Greek language
Modern Greek ("Republic of Cyprus")
officialLanguageOf
Othello (1965 film)
Othello (1995 film)
setting
Desdemona
Emilia (Othello character)
workLocation
Apostle Paul
activityRegion
Hymn to Liberty
adoptedAsNationalAnthemBy
Eurozone crisis
affectedCountry
CYP
appliesToUNMemberState
Maronite Christianity
associatedCountry
Donations of Alexandria
awardedTerritory
Zeno of Citium
birthPlace
Mediterranean Sea
borderedByCountry
Nicosia
capitalOf
Barnabas
citizenship
CY ("Republic of Cyprus")
codeForSovereignState
Department of Greek and Roman Art
collectionRegion
British Empire
coloniser
Europe and North America
containsWorldHeritageSiteIn
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ("island of Cyprus")
controlsNorthernPartOf
CYP
countryCodeFor
CY
countryNameEnglish
Eastern European Summer Time
countryObservedIn
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
countryOfCitizenship
Mediterranean Ridge region
countryOffshoreFrom
President of Cyprus ("Republic of Cyprus")
createdAlongWith
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas ("British Cyprus")
createdFrom
Emilia (Othello character)
deathPlace
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ("Republic of Cyprus")
declaredIndependenceFrom
Crown colony
example
Department of Near Eastern Antiquities
focusesOn
Cypriot pound
formerCurrencyOf
Hellenistic Jews
geographicDistribution
Greek American
hasAncestryFrom
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ("Republic of Cyprus")
hasDisputedStatusWith
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas ("Republic of Cyprus")
hasEnclaveWithin
Mediterranean Basin
hasKeyIslandRegion
Late Bronze Age
hasLocation
Mediterranean Sea
hasMajorIsland
Treaty Establishing the European Stability Mechanism
hasOriginalSignatories
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas ("Republic of Cyprus")
hasRoadConnectionsWith
Council of Europe member states
include
Limassol
isMajorCityIn
Limassol
isMajorPortOf
Limassol
isSecondLargestCityIn
President of Cyprus ("Republic of Cyprus")
jurisdiction
Nicosia
largestCityOf
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus ("island of Cyprus")
locatedOn
Limassol ("island of Cyprus")
locatedOnIsland
Greeks
majorDiasporaCommunity
WHO Regional Office for Europe
memberStatesInclude
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas ("Republic of Cyprus")
notPartOf
Saint Andrew's Day
observedIn
Levant region
overlapsWith
Limassol Castle ("Republic of Cyprus")
ownedBy
Barnabas
placeOfBirth
Haredi Jews
populationCenter
Turkish language
primaryCountryWhereSpoken
Hellenic languages
primaryRegion
Orthodox Church of Cyprus
primaryReligionIn
Armenian Genocide
recognizedAsGenocideBy
Turkish language ("Republic of Cyprus")
recognizedMinorityLanguageIn
Sons of Pericles
regionServed
Cypriot pound
replacedInCountry
Ptolemy I Soter
ruled
Iago (Shakespeare character)
settingOfActions
Cassio
settingOfActivity
Othello
settingOfMainActions
Akrotiri and Dhekelia ("Republic of Cyprus")
sharesInfrastructureWith
Turks
significantPopulationIn
Nicosia ("Republic of Cyprus")
southernPartControlledBy
Ottoman Empire ("Republic of Cyprus")
successor
Order of AHEPA
supportsCountry
Limassol Castle
touristAttractionOf
Mycenaean civilization
tradesWith
Eastern Mediterranean
typicalCountryIncluded
Aphrodite
worshipCenter
Astarte
worshippedIn

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