Area 9,251 sq km (3,572 sq mi)
Poplation 772,000
Capital city Nicosia (198,000)
Government Multiparty republic
Ethnicity Groups: Greek Cypriot 77%, Turkish Cypriot 18%, others
Language Greek and Turkish (both official), English
Religions Greek Orthodox 78%, Islam 18%
Currency Cypriot Pound = 100 cents

The Republic of Cyprus is an island nation in the north-eastern Mediterranean Sea.

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