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Republic of Cyprus
National name: Kypriaki Dimokratia—Kibris Cumhuriyeti
President: Glafcos Klerides (1993)
Area: 3,572 sq. mi (9,250 sq. km)
Population (1998 est.): 754,064; (average annual rate of natural increase: 0.62%; birth rate: 13.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.7/1000; density per sq. mi.: 211
Capital and largest city (1993): Lefkosia (Nicosia) (in government-controlled area), 186,400
Monetary unit: Cyprus pound
Languages: Greek, Turkish (official), English is widely spoken
Ethnicity/race: total: Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek area, 0.5% live in the Turkish area), Turkish 18% (1.3% live in the Greek area, 98.7% live in the Turkish area), other 4%
Religions (1993 est.): Greek Orthodox, 78%; Sunni Muslim, 18%; Maronite, Armenian, Apostolic, Latin and others, 4%
Literacy rate: 94%
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $10 billion; $13,000 per capita. Real growth rate: 2.3%. Inflation: Greek Cypriot area: 2.3% (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 87.5% (1997 est.). Unemployment: Greek Cypriot area: 3.3% (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 6.4% (1996). Arable land: 12%. Agriculture: potatoes, citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables. Labor force: Greek Cypriot area: 299,700; services 62%, industry 25%, agriculture 13% (1995). Turkish Cypriot area: 76,500 (1996); services 66%, industry 11%, agriculture 23% (1995) Industry: food, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metal products, tourism, wood products. Natural resources: copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment. Exports: Greek Cypriot area: $1.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): citrus, potatoes, grapes, wine, cement, clothing and shoes; Turkish Cypriot area: $70.5 million (f.o.b., 1996): citrus, potatoes, textiles. Imports: Greek Cypriot area: $3.8 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.): consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, food and feed grains, machinery; Turkish Cypriot area: $318.4 million (f.o.b., 1996): food, minerals, chemicals, machinery. Major trading partners: Greek Cypriot area: Russia, Bulgaria, U.K., Greece, Germany, U.S., Italy; Turkish Cypriot area: Turkey, U.K., other EU.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
