Cyprus

Summary

Cyprus is a sovereign state^[1]. Cyprus draws 18,626 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #46 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cyprus was a member of European Union^[3].
• Cyprus was a member of United Nations^[4].
• Cyprus was a member of Commonwealth of Nations^[5].
• Cyprus was a member of Council of Europe^[6].
• Cyprus was a member of World Trade Organization^[7].
• Cyprus was a member of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe^[8].
• Cyprus is in the country of Cyprus^[9].
• Cyprus is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[10].
• Cyprus's head of government is recorded as Nikos Anastasiades^[11].
• Cyprus's head of government is recorded as Nicos Christodoulides^[12].
• Cyprus is on the continent of Asia^[13].
• Cyprus is on the continent of Europe^[14].
• Cyprus's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[15].
• Cyprus's instance of is recorded as island country^[16].
• Cyprus's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country^[17].
• Cyprus's instance of is recorded as divided territory^[18].
• Cyprus's instance of is recorded as state^[19].
• Cyprus's instance of is recorded as country^[20].
• Cyprus's instance of is recorded as disputed territory^[21].
• Cyprus's head of state is recorded as Nicos Christodoulides^[22].
• Cyprus's capital is recorded as Nicosia^[23].
• Cyprus's official language is recorded as Modern Greek^[24].
• Cyprus's official language is recorded as Turkish^[25].
• Cyprus's official language is recorded as Greek^[26].
• Cyprus's currency is recorded as euro^[27].

Body

Identity

Part of include Middle East^[28], a transcontinental region^[29], in Iran^[30]; West Asia^[31], a region^[32]; and European Economic Area^[33], a regional organization^[34], founded in 1994^[35]. Cyprus followed British Cyprus^[36].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Cyprus include chypre^[37], a perfume accord^[38]; native copper^[39], a mineral species^[40]; and Cypriots^[41], an ethnic group^[42].

Why It Matters

Cyprus draws 18,626 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #46 of 197).^[2] Cyprus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Cyprus is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Works attributed to Cyprus include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia^[45], a document^[46], written by Albania^[47]. Entities named for Cyprus include chypre^[37], a perfume accord^[38]; native copper^[39], a mineral species^[40]; and Cypriots^[41], an ethnic group^[42].