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Area > Comparative
about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut |
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Area > Land
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9,240 sq km |
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[164th of 238]
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Area > Total
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9,250 sq km |
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[174th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Nicosia - 186,400 |
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Climate
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
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Forested Land
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18.6% |
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[126th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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35 00 N, 33 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Akrotiri 47.4 km, Dhekelia NA |
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Land use > Arable land
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10.81% |
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[106th of 258]
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Largest city
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Nicosia |
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Largest city population
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178,000 |
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[139th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Nicosia - 186,400 |
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Location
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey |
Map references
Middle East |
Natural resources
copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |
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Population density
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81.61 people per sqkm |
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[112nd of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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82.01 people/m²
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[95th of 204]
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Precipitation
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320 mm |
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[79th of 95]
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Surface area > sq. km
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9,250 km²
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[162nd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
Mount Olympus |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Cyprus, Republic of Cyprus
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