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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Cyprus
    n 1: a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of
         Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin [syn: Cyprus,
         Republic of Cyprus]
    2: an island in the eastern Mediterranean

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cyprus \Cy"prus\ (s?"pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so
   named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.]
   A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to,
   crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most
   common, and used for mourning. [Obs.]
   [1913 Webster]

         Lawn as white as driven snow,
         Cyprus black as e'er was crow.           --Shak.
   [1913 Webster]

3. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Cyprus
   one of the largest islands of the Mediterranean, about 148 miles
   long and 40 broad. It is distant about 60 miles from the Syrian
   coast. It was the "Chittim" of the Old Testament (Num. 24:24).
   The Greek colonists gave it the name of Kypros, from the cyprus,
   i.e., the henna (see CAMPHIRE), which grew on this
   island. It was originally inhabited by Phoenicians. In B.C. 477
   it fell under the dominion of the Greeks; and became a Roman
   province B.C. 58. In ancient times it was a centre of great
   commercial activity. Corn and wine and oil were produced here in
   the greatest perfection. It was rich also in timber and in
   mineral wealth.
   
     It is first mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 4:36) as the
   native place of Barnabas. It was the scene of Paul's first
   missionary labours (13:4-13), when he and Barnabas and John Mark
   were sent forth by the church of Antioch. It was afterwards
   visited by Barnabas and Mark alone (15:39). Mnason, an "old
   disciple," probaly one of the converts of the day of Pentecost
   belonging to this island, is mentioned (21:16). It is also
   mentioned in connection with the voyages of Paul (Acts 21:3;
   27:4). After being under the Turks for three hundred years, it
   was given up to the British Government in 1878.
   

4. Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)
Cyprus, fair; fairness


5. CIA World Factbook 2002
Cyprus

   Introduction Cyprus
   -------------------
                            Background: Independence from the UK was
                                        approved in 1960 with constitutional
                                        guarantees by the Greek Cypriot
                                        majority to the Turkish Cypriot
                                        minority. In 1974, a Greek-sponsored
                                        attempt to seize the government was
                                        met by military intervention from
                                        Turkey, which soon controlled almost
                                        40% of the island. In 1983, the
                                        Turkish-held area declared itself
                                        the "Turkish Republic of Northern
                                        Cyprus", but it is recognized only
                                        by Turkey. UN-led talks on the
                                        status of Cyprus resumed in December
                                        1999 to prepare the ground for
                                        meaningful negotiations leading to a
                                        comprehensive settlement.
  
   Geography Cyprus
   ----------------
                              Location: Middle East, island in the
                                        Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
                Geographic coordinates: 35 00 N, 33 00 E
                        Map references: Middle East
                                  Area: total: 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355
                                        sq km are in the Turkish Cypriot
                                        area)
                                        water: 10 sq km
                                        land: 9,240 sq km
                    Area - comparative: about 0.6 times the size of
                                        Connecticut
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 648 km
                       Maritime claims: continental shelf: 200-m depth or to
                                        the depth of exploitation
                                        territorial sea: 12 NM
                               Climate: temperate; Mediterranean with hot,
                                        dry summers and cool winters
                               Terrain: central plain with mountains to
                                        north and south; scattered but
                                        significant plains along southern
                                        coast
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
                                        highest point: Olympus 1,951 m
                     Natural resources: copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum,
                                        timber, salt, marble, clay earth
                                        pigment
                              Land use: arable land: 10.61%
                                        permanent crops: 4.65%
                                        other: 84.74% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 400 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: moderate earthquake activity;
                                        droughts
          Environment - current issues: water resource problems (no natural
                                        reservoir catchments, seasonal
                                        disparity in rainfall, sea water
                                        intrusion to island's largest
                                        aquifer, increased salination in the
                                        north); water pollution from sewage
                                        and industrial wastes; coastal
                                        degradation; loss of wildlife
                                        habitats from urbanization
            Environment - international party to: Air Pollution,
                            agreements: Biodiversity, Climate Change,
                                        Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol,
                                        Desertification, Endangered Species,
                                        Environmental Modification,
                                        Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
                                        Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban,
                                        Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
                                        Pollution
                                        signed, but not ratified: Air
                                        Pollution-Persistent Organic
                                        Pollutants
                      Geography - note: the third largest island in the
                                        Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and
                                        Sardinia)
  
   People Cyprus
   -------------
                            Population: 767,314 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 22.4% (male 87,981;
                                        female 84,168)
                                        15-64 years: 66.6% (male 258,414;
                                        female 252,778)
                                        65 years and over: 11% (male 36,607;
                                        female 47,366) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 0.57% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 12.91 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 7.63 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1 male(s)/female
                                        (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 7.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.08 years
                                        female: 79.5 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 74.77 years
                  Total fertility rate: 1.9 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (1999 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 400 (1999 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Cypriot(s)
                                        adjective: Cypriot
                         Ethnic groups: Greek 85.2%, Turkish 11.6%, other
                                        3.2% (2000)
                             Religions: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%,
                                        Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and
                                        other 4%
                             Languages: Greek, Turkish, English
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 97%
                                        male: 98.7%
                                        female: 95% (1999)
  
   Government Cyprus
   -----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Cyprus
                                        conventional short form: Cyprus
                                        note: the Turkish Cypriot area
                                        refers to itself as the "Turkish
                                        Republic of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC)
                       Government type: republic
                                        note: a disaggregation of the two
                                        ethnic communities inhabiting the
                                        island began following the outbreak
                                        of communal strife in 1963; this
                                        separation was further solidified
                                        after the Turkish intervention in
                                        July 1974 after a Greek junta-based
                                        coup attempt gave the Turkish
                                        Cypriots de facto control in the
                                        north; Greek Cypriots control the
                                        only internationally recognized
                                        government; on 15 November 1983
                                        Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf
                                        DENKTASH declared independence and
                                        the formation of a "Turkish Republic
                                        of Northern Cyprus" (TRNC),
                                        recognized only by Turkey; both
                                        sides publicly support a settlement
                                        based on a federation (Greek Cypriot
                                        position) or confederation (Turkish
                                        Cypriot position)
                               Capital: Nicosia
              Administrative divisions: 6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia,
                                        Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos;
                                        note - Turkish Cypriot area's
                                        administrative divisions include
                                        Kyrenia, all but a small part of
                                        Famagusta, and small parts of
                                        Lefkosa (Nicosia) and Larnaca
                          Independence: 16 August 1960 (from UK); note -
                                        Turkish Cypriot area proclaimed
                                        self-rule on 13 February 1975
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (1960);
                                        note - Turkish Cypriot area
                                        celebrates 15 November (1983) as
                                        Independence Day
                          Constitution: 16 August 1960; negotiations to
                                        create the basis for a new or
                                        revised constitution to govern the
                                        island and to better relations
                                        between Greek and Turkish Cypriots
                                        have been held intermittently; in
                                        1975 Turkish Cypriots created their
                                        own constitution and governing
                                        bodies within the "Turkish Federated
                                        State of Cyprus," which was renamed
                                        the "Turkish Republic of Northern
                                        Cyprus" in 1983; a new constitution
                                        for the Turkish Cypriot area passed
                                        by referendum on 5 May 1985
                          Legal system: based on common law, with civil law
                                        modifications
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Glafcos
                                        CLERIDES (since 28 February 1993);
                                        note - the president is both the
                                        chief of state and head of
                                        government; post of vice president
                                        is currently vacant; under the 1960
                                        constitution, the post is reserved
                                        for a Turkish Cypriot
                                        head of government: President
                                        Glafcos CLERIDES (since 28 February
                                        1993); note - the president is both
                                        the chief of state and head of
                                        government; post of vice president
                                        is currently vacant; under the 1960
                                        constitution, the post is reserved
                                        for a Turkish Cypriot
                                        cabinet: Council of Ministers
                                        appointed jointly by the president
                                        and vice president
                                        elections: president elected by
                                        popular vote for a five-year term;
                                        election last held 15 February 1998
                                        (next to be held NA February 2003)
                                        note: Rauf R. DENKTASH has been
                                        "president" of the Turkish Cypriot
                                        area since 13 February 1975
                                        ("president" elected by popular vote
                                        for a five-year term); elections
                                        last held 15 April 2000 (next to be
                                        held NA April 2005); results - Rauf
                                        R. DENKTASH reelected president
                                        after the other contender withdrew;
                                        Dervis EROGLU has been "prime
                                        minister" of the Turkish Cypriot
                                        area since 16 August 1996; there is
                                        a Council of Ministers (cabinet) in
                                        the Turkish Cypriot area
                                        election results: Glafcos CLERIDES
                                        reelected president; percent of vote
                                        - Glafcos CLERIDES 50.8%, George
                                        IAKOVOU 49.2%
                    Legislative branch: unicameral - Greek Cypriot area:
                                        House of Representatives or Vouli
                                        Antiprosopon (80 seats; 56 assigned
                                        to the Greek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish
                                        Cypriots; note - only those assigned
                                        to Greek Cypriots are filled;
                                        members are elected by popular vote
                                        to serve five-year terms); Turkish
                                        Cypriot area: Assembly of the
                                        Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50
                                        seats; members are elected by
                                        popular vote to serve five-year
                                        terms)
                                        election results: Greek Cypriot
                                        area: House of Representatives -
                                        percent of vote by party - AKEL
                                        34.71%, DISY 34%, DIKO 14.84%, KISOS
                                        6.51%, others 9.94%; seats by party
                                        - AKEL (Communist) 20, DISY 19, DIKO
                                        9, KISOS 4, others 4; Turkish
                                        Cypriot area: Assembly of the
                                        Republic - percent of vote by party
                                        - UBP 40.3%, DP 22.6%, TKP 15.4%,
                                        CTP 13.4%, UDP 4.6%, YBH 2.5%, BP
                                        1.2%; seats by party - UBP 24, DP
                                        13, TKP 7, CTP 6
                                        elections: Greek Cypriot area: last
                                        held 27 May 2001 (next to be held NA
                                        May 2006); Turkish Cypriot area:
                                        last held 6 December 1998 (next to
                                        be held NA December 2003)
                       Judicial branch: Supreme Court (judges are appointed
                                        jointly by the president and vice
                                        president)
                                        note: there is also a Supreme Court
                                        in the Turkish Cypriot area
         Political parties and leaders: Greek Cypriot area: Democratic Party
                                        or DIKO [Tassos PAPADOPOULOS];
                                        Democratic Rally or DISY [Nikos
                                        ANASTASIADHIS]; Eurodemocratic
                                        Renewal Movement or KEA [Antonis
                                        PASCHALIDES]; Fighting Democratic
                                        Movement or ADIK [Dinos
                                        MIKHAILIDIS]; Green Party of Cyprus
                                        [George PERDIKIS]; New Horizons
                                        [Nikolaus KOUTSOU]; Restorative
                                        Party of the Working People or AKEL
                                        (Communist Party) [Dimitrios
                                        CHRISTOFIAS]; Social Democrats
                                        Movement or KISOS (formerly United
                                        Democratic Union of Cyprus or EDEK)
                                        [Yiannakis OMIROU]; United Democrats
                                        Movement or EDE [George VASSILIOU];
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: Communal
                                        Liberation Party or TKP [Huseyin
                                        ANGOLEMLI]; Democratic Party or DP
                                        [Salih COSAR]; National Birth Party
                                        or UDP [Enver EMIN]; National Unity
                                        Party or UBP [Dervis EROGLU]; Our
                                        Party or BP [Okyay SADIKOGLU];
                                        Patriotic Unity Movement or YBH
                                        [Izzet IZCAN]; Republican Turkish
                                        Party or CTP [Mehmet ALI TALAT]
          Political pressure groups and Confederation of Cypriot Workers or
                               leaders: SEK (pro-West); Confederation of
                                        Revolutionary Labor Unions or Dev-
                                        Is; Federation of Turkish Cypriot
                                        Labor Unions or Turk-Sen; Pan-
                                        Cyprian Labor Federation or PEO
                                        (Communist controlled)
             International organization Australia Group, C, CCC, CE, EBRD,
                         participation: ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, G-77,
                                        IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA,
                                        IFAD, IFC, IFRCS (associate), IHO,
                                        ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM,
                                        ISO, ITU, NAM, NSG, OAS (observer),
                                        OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
                                        UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,
                                        WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Erato
                                        KOZAKOU-MARCOULLIS
                                        chancery: 2211 R Street NW,
                                        Washington, DC 20008
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 483-6710
                                        note: representative of the Turkish
                                        Cypriot area in the US is Osman
                                        ERTUG; office at 1667 K Street NW,
                                        Washington, DC; telephone [1] (202)
                                        887-6198
                                        consulate(s) general: New York
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 462-5772
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador Donald
                                    US: K. BANDLER
                                        embassy: corner of Metochiou and
                                        Ploutarchou Streets, Engomi, 2407
                                        Nicosia
                                        mailing address: P. O. Box 24536,
                                        FPO AE 09836
                                        telephone: [357] (22) 776400
                                        FAX: [357] (22) 780944
                      Flag description: white with a copper-colored
                                        silhouette of the island (the name
                                        Cyprus is derived from the Greek
                                        word for copper) above two green
                                        crossed olive branches in the center
                                        of the flag; the branches symbolize
                                        the hope for peace and
                                        reconciliation between the Greek and
                                        Turkish communities
                                        note: the Turkish Cypriot flag has a
                                        horizontal red stripe at the top and
                                        bottom between which is a red
                                        crescent and red star on a white
                                        field
  
   Economy Cyprus
   --------------
                    Economy - overview: Economic affairs are affected by the
                                        division of the country. The Greek
                                        Cypriot economy is prosperous but
                                        highly susceptible to external
                                        shocks. Erratic growth rates in the
                                        1990s reflect the economy's
                                        vulnerability to swings in tourist
                                        arrivals, caused by political
                                        instability in the region and
                                        fluctuations in economic conditions
                                        in Western Europe. Economic policy
                                        is focused on meeting the criteria
                                        for admission to the EU. As in the
                                        Turkish sector, water shortages are
                                        a perennial problem; a few
                                        desalination plants are now online.
                                        The Turkish Cypriot economy has less
                                        than one-half the per capita GDP of
                                        the south. Because it is recognized
                                        only by Turkey, it has had much
                                        difficulty arranging foreign
                                        financing, and foreign firms have
                                        hesitated to invest there. It
                                        remains heavily dependent on
                                        agriculture and government service,
                                        which together employ about half of
                                        the work force. To compensate for
                                        the economy's weakness, Turkey
                                        provides substantial direct and
                                        indirect aid to tourism, education,
                                        industry, etc.
                                   GDP: Greek Cypriot area: purchasing power
                                        parity - $9.1 billion (2001 est.);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: purchasing
                                        power parity - $1.1 billion (2000
                                        est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: Greek Cypriot area: 2.6% (2001
                                        est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 0.8%
                                        (2000 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: Greek Cypriot area: purchasing power
                                        parity - $15,000 (2001 est.);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: purchasing
                                        power parity - $7,000 (2000 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: Greek Cypriot area: agriculture
                                        4.6%, industry 19.9%, services 75.5%
                                        (2001); Turkish Cypriot area:
                                        agriculture 8.3%, industry 20.7%,
                                        services 71.0% (2000)
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): Greek Cypriot area: 1.9% (2001
                                        est.); Turkish Cypriot area: 53.2%
                                        (2000 est.)
                           Labor force: Greek Cypriot area: 291,000; Turkish
                                        Cypriot area: 86,300 (2000)
           Labor force - by occupation: Greek Cypriot area: services 73%,
                                        industry 22%, agriculture 5% (2000);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: services
                                        56.4%, industry 22.8%, agriculture
                                        20.8% (1998)
                     Unemployment rate: Greek Cypriot area: 3% (2001 est.);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: 5.6% (1999
                                        est.)
                                Budget: revenues: Greek Cypriot area - $2.4
                                        billion (2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot
                                        area - $294 million (2000 est.)
                                        expenditures: Greek Cypriot area -
                                        $3.7 billion, including capital
                                        expenditures of $539 million (2001
                                        est.); Turkish Cypriot area - $495
                                        million, including capital
                                        expenditures of $60 million (2000
                                        est.)
                            Industries: food, beverages, textiles,
                                        chemicals, metal products, tourism,
                                        wood products
     Industrial production growth rate: Greek Cypriot area: 2.2% (1999);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: -0.3% (1999)
              Electricity - production: 3.13 billion kWh (1999); Turkish
                                        Cypriot area: NA kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
                                        hydro: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 2.911 billion kWh (1999); Turkish
                                        Cypriot area: NA kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: potatoes, citrus, vegetables,
                                        barley, grapes, olives, vegetables
                               Exports: Greek Cypriot area: $851 million
                                        (f.o.b., 2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot
                                        area: $50.7 million (f.o.b., 2000)
                 Exports - commodities: Greek Cypriot area: citrus,
                                        potatoes, grapes, wine, cement,
                                        clothing and shoes; Turkish Cypriot
                                        area: citrus, potatoes, textiles
                    Exports - partners: Greek Cypriot area: EU 36% (UK 17%,
                                        Greece 8%), Russia 8%, Syria 7%,
                                        Lebanon 5%, US 2% (2000); Turkish
                                        Cypriot area: Turkey 51%, UK 31%,
                                        other EU 16.5% (1999)
                               Imports: Greek Cypriot area: $3.5 billion
                                        (f.o.b., 2001 est.); Turkish Cypriot
                                        area: $424.9 million (f.o.b., 2000)
                 Imports - commodities: Greek Cypriot area: consumer goods,
                                        petroleum and lubricants, food and
                                        feed grains, machinery; Turkish
                                        Cypriot area: food, minerals,
                                        chemicals, machinery
                    Imports - partners: Greek Cypriot area: EU 52% (UK 11%,
                                        Italy 9%, Greece 9%, Germany 7%), US
                                        10% (2000); Turkish Cypriot area:
                                        Turkey 59%, UK 13%, other EU 13%
                                        (1999)
                       Debt - external: Greek Cypriot area: $NA; Turkish
                                        Cypriot area: $NA
              Economic aid - recipient: Greek Cypriot area - $17 million
                                        (1998); Turkish Cypriot area - $700
                                        million from Turkey in grants and
                                        loans (1990-97) which are usually
                                        forgiven
                              Currency: Greek Cypriot area: Cypriot pound
                                        (CYP); Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish
                                        lira (TRL)
                         Currency code: CYP; TRL
                        Exchange rates: Cypriot pounds per US dollar -
                                        0.6518 (January 2002), 0.6427
                                        (2001), 0.6208 (2000), 0.5423
                                        (1999), 0.5170 (1998), 0.5135
                                        (1997); Turkish liras per US dollar
                                        - 1,370,629 (January 2002),
                                        1,223,140 (2001), 625,219 (2000),
                                        418,783 (1999), 260,724 (1998),
                                        151,865 (1997)
                           Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Communications Cyprus
   ---------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: Greek Cypriot area: 405,000 (1998);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: 83,162 (1998)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: Greek Cypriot area: 68,000 (1998);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: 70,000 (1999)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: excellent in
                                        both the Greek Cypriot and Turkish
                                        Cypriot areas
                                        domestic: open wire, fiber-optic
                                        cable, and microwave radio relay
                                        international: tropospheric scatter;
                                        3 coaxial and 5 fiber-optic
                                        submarine cables; satellite earth
                                        stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic
                                        Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2
                                        Eutelsat, 2 Intersputnik, and 1
                                        Arabsat
              Radio broadcast stations: Greek Cypriot area: AM 7, FM 60,
                                        shortwave 1 (1998); Turkish Cypriot
                                        area: AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1
                                        (1998)
                                Radios: Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450 (1994)
         Television broadcast stations: Greek Cypriot area: 4 (plus 225 low-
                                        power repeaters) (September 1995);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: 4 (plus 5
                                        repeaters) (September 1995)
                           Televisions: Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997);
                                        Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300 (1994)
                 Internet country code: .cy
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 6 (2000)
                        Internet users: 120,000 (2001)
  
   Transportation Cyprus
   ---------------------
                              Railways: 0 km
                              Highways: total: Greek Cypriot area: 10,663 km
                                        (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area:
                                        2,350 km (1996 est.)
                                        paved: Greek Cypriot area: 6,249 km
                                        (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot area:
                                        1,370 km (1996 est.)
                                        unpaved: Greek Cypriot area: 4,414
                                        km (1998 est.); Turkish Cypriot
                                        area: 980 km (1996 est.)
                             Waterways: none
                     Ports and harbors: Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca,
                                        Limassol, Paphos, Vasilikos
                       Merchant marine: total: 1,254 ships (1,000 GRT or
                                        over) totaling 22,802,712 GRT/
                                        36,337,768 DWT
                                        note: includes some foreign-owned
                                        ships registered here as a flag of
                                        convenience: Austria 12, Belgium 2,
                                        Bulgaria 2, Canada 3, Chile 2, China
                                        16, Croatia 2, Cuba 11, Finland 1,
                                        Germany 229, Greece 607, Guam 1,
                                        Hong Kong 6, India 6, Iran 1,
                                        Ireland 1, Israel 5, Italy 1, Japan
                                        26, Latvia 14, Lebanon 1, Lithuania
                                        2, Mexico 1, Monaco 10, Netherlands
                                        30, Norway 23, Panama 1, Philippines
                                        2, Poland 19, Portugal 2, Russia 57,
                                        Singapore 2, Slovenia 2, South Korea
                                        4, Spain 7, Sudan 2, Sweden 6,
                                        Switzerland 4, Turkey 1, Ukraine 1,
                                        United Arab Emirates 13, United
                                        Kingdom 6, United States 4, Vietnam
                                        1 (2002 est.)
                                        ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk
                                        438, cargo 378, chemical tanker 24,
                                        combination bulk 31, combination
                                        ore/oil 2, container 133, liquefied
                                        gas 4, passenger 7, passenger/cargo
                                        1, petroleum tanker 131,
                                        refrigerated cargo 46, roll on/roll
                                        off 41, short-sea passenger 10,
                                        specialized tanker 3, vehicle
                                        carrier 3
                              Airports: 15 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 12
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
                                        under 914 m: 1 (2001)
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 3
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 3
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 1
                                        under 914 m: 2 (2001)
                             Heliports: 7 (2001)
  
   Military Cyprus
   ---------------
                     Military branches: Greek area: Greek Cypriot National
                                        Guard (GCNG; including air and naval
                                        elements), Greek Cypriot Police
                                        Turkish area: Turkish Cypriot
                                        Security Force (GKK)
      Military manpower - military age: 18 years of age (2002 est.)
      Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 200,071 (2002 est.)
   Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 137,322 (2002 est.)
                               service:
           Military manpower - reaching males: 6,616 (2002 est.)
                 military age annually:
         Military expenditures - dollar $370 million (FY00)
                                figure:
     Military expenditures - percent of 4.2% (FY00)
                                   GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Cyprus
   ---------------------------
              Disputes - international: reunification talks - the first
                                        since 1974 hostilities divided the
                                        island into two de facto autonomous
                                        areas, a Greek Cypriot area
                                        controlled by the internationally
                                        recognized Cypriot Government (59%
                                        of the island's land area) and a
                                        Turkish-Cypriot area (37% of the
                                        island), that are separated by a UN
                                        buffer zone (4% of the island) -
                                        have recommenced; there are two UK
                                        sovereign base areas mostly within
                                        the Greek-Cypriot portion of the
                                        island
                         Illicit drugs: minor transit point for heroin and
                                        hashish via air routes and container
                                        traffic to Europe, especially from
                                        Lebanon and Turkey; some cocaine
                                        transits as well
  
                                       



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