General Information about Cyprus

About Cyprus

National Day: 1st October

Independence Day: 1st October 1960

Government: Republic with a presidential system

Current Government as of 1 March 2023 (for a five year term):
President of the Republic of Cyprus: H.E. Nikos Christodoulides

For the composition of the current Council of Ministers click here

Official Languages:
 Greek, Turkish

Capital:
 Lefkosia (Nicosia)

The Emblem of the Republic of Cyprus: 

Residence Rights and Residence Documents in the Republic of Cyprus

Location: Situated at the north-eastern end of the Mediterranean basin, Cyprus is the third largest island in the region, with an area of 9,251 square kilometres (3,572 square miles). The latitude of Cyprus is 34° 33’-35° 34’ North, and its longitude is 32° 16’-34° 37’ East.

Climate: Mediterranean climate; hot, dry summers and mild winters.

    • The weather in Cyprus today 

Demography:
Total population in the Republic of Cyprus:
918.000 (October 2021)
– Greek Cypriots
(690.900)
– 
Turkish Cypriots (1,128 in 2011)
– Foreign residents (193.300)

Population distribution per district
In 2021  the population of the island’s main towns is as follows:
– Lefkosia (Nicosia):
351.600 (part of Lefkosia in the Government controlled area)
– Lemesos (Limassol):
258.900
– Larnaka (Larnaca):
154.200
– Pafos (Paphos):
101.900
– Ammochostos (Free Famagusta) rural area:
51.500

Natural resources: Copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment.

Economy:
 Services oriented market economy (approx. 80% of GDP).

Sectors
Services (tourism, financial services, real estate, telecommunications), Industry (cement and gypsum production, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone and clay products), Agriculture and Fisheries (citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives). 

Per Capita GDP:
€27.777 (2022 estimate)

Unemployment rate
5,9% (2nd quarter 2023)

Inflation rate
4% (September 2023)

Exports
414,3 million (August 2023)

Imports: €1.083,6 million (August 2023)

For more data regarding the economy, employment, external trade, exports and imports, Industry, Services, Science and Technolody visit the Cyprus Statistical Service

Brief Historical Survey

DATE PERIOD
10th millenium Akrotiri-Aetokremmos
9th millenium – 5200 B.C. Aceramic Neolithic
5000 – 3900 B.C. Ceramic Neolithic
3900 – 2500 B.C. Chalcolithic
2500 – 1900 B.C. Early Bronze Age
1900 – 1600 B.C. Middle Bronze Age
1600 – 1050 B.C. Late Bronze Age
1050 – 750 B.C. Geometric
750 – 480 B.C. Archaic
480 – 310 B.C. Classical
310 B.C – 30 B.C Hellenistic
30 B.C. – 330 A.D. Roman
330 – mid 7th century A.D. Early Christian
mid 7th century – 965 A.D. Byzantine – Arab raids
965 – 1191 A.D. Byzantine
1191 – 1489 A.D. Frankish
1489 – 1571 A.D. Venetian
1571 – 1878 A.D. Ottoman
1878 – 1960 A.D. British
1960 Independence of the Republic of Cyprus/ Accession to the United Nations Organisation
1974 Turkish Invasion
2004 Accession to the European Union (EU)
2008 Adoption of the Euro