Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία (Greek)
Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía
NISSOS-TOURS
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Interesting Facts about Cyprus
* capital city: Nicosia (divided by "The Green Line" into Greek and Turkish part)
* the third largest island of the Mediterranean Sea ...total 9,251 km2
* time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
* Mediterranean climate, with an abundance of sunshine even during the winter
* a population of 1.1.2009 estimate 801,600 ...ethnic groups 80% Greek, 16% Turkish, 4% other
* most Greek Cypriots are members of the Greek Orthodox Church, most Turkish Cypriots are Muslim
* member of the European Union since 1 May 2004
* Government Presidential republic - President Dimitris Christofias
* Independence from the United Kingdom - Date 16 August 1960[3] - Independence Day 1 October
* United Kingdom still has control over 3% of the island of the Mediterranean
* adopted the euro on 1 January 2008
* drives on the left
* The national anthem of Cyprus is called 'Hymm', which is incidentally the national
anthem of Greece as well
* Aphrodite, the most famous mythical God is said to have born in Cyprus. She is
the Greek Goddess of love and beauty
* highly developed system of primary and secondary education offering both public
and private education
* The Cypriot National Guard is the main military institution of the Republic of Cyprus.
It is a combined arms force, with land, air and naval elements