Cyprus
island in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea
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Cyprus is an island.[1] It is in the country of Cyprus.
It has a population of 1.1M. Its area is 9.2k.
Key Facts
- Country: Cyprus[3], Northern Cyprus[4], United Kingdom[5], Akrotiri and Dhekelia[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Levantine Sea[7]
- Continent: Asia[8], Europe[9]
- Capital: Nicosia[10]
- Official language: Greek[11], Turkish[12]
- Currency: euro[13]
- Top-level Internet domain: .cy[14]
- Commons category: Cyprus (island)[15]
- Telephone country code: +357[16]
- Highest point: Mount Olympus[17]
- Located in/on physical feature: Europe[18]
- Official website: http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cyprus (island)[20]
- Commons gallery: Κύπρος - Kıbrıs[21]
- Population: 1,120,489[22]
- Depicted by: Memorial of Nikos Kritikos, Zefyri[23]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[25], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[26], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[27], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[28], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[29], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[30], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[31], Meyer’s Universum, Fünfter Band[32]
- Driving side: left[33]
- Length: 225 km[34]
- Elevation above sea level: 698 m[35]
- Area: 9234 km²[36]
- Width: 90 km[37]
- History of topic: history of Cyprus[38]
- Mobile country code: 280[39]
- Mains voltage: 240 volt[40]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Cyprus include copper[41], a chemical element[42].
Why It Matters
Cyprus has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[43] Cyprus is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[44]
Entities named for Cyprus include copper[41], a chemical element[42].