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Cyprus [f] (/ ˈ s aɪ p r ə s / ⓘ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Although it is geographically located in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical make-up are overwhelmingly Southeast European. It is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean.
The population of the northern areas of Cyprus has increased following the immigration of 150,000–160,000 Turkish mainlanders, which the UN confirmed to have arrived illegally. [6] On this basis, the Republic of Cyprus government does not include this group in the population statistics of the Republic of Cyprus Statistical Service. [7]
Cyprus – Eurasian island country located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.
The Oromo conflict or Oromia conflict is a protracted conflict between the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and the Ethiopian government. [17] [18] The Oromo Liberation Front formed to fight the Ethiopian Empire to liberate the Oromo people and establish an independent state of Oromia.
Calling code: +357 for the Republic of Cyprus and +90 for Northern Cyprus, which uses the Turkish numbering plan. [1] International call prefix: 00 [2] Domestic: excellent system in both the area under Republic of Cyprus government control and Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus; open wire, fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay. [1 ...
BBC News – "UK offers to cede Cyprus land" BBC News – "Cyprus protesters clash at UK base" Cyprus Mail, Nathan Morley – "Mystery of Dhekelia Cemetery" Cyprus Mail, Nathan Morley – "Dhekelia at 60" Akrotiri Archived 19 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
The Cyprus Conspiracy: America, Espionage and the Turkish Invasion (I.B. Tauris, 1999). Plumer, Aytug. Cyprus, 1963–64: The Fateful Years (Cyrep (Lefkosa), 2003) Rappas, Alexis. Cyprus in the 1930s: British Colonial Rule and the Roots of the Cyprus Conflict (IB Tauris, 2014). Richter, Heinz. A Concise History of Modern Cyprus 1878–2009 ...
Foreign Ministers of the European Union countries in Limassol during Cyprus Presidency of the EU in 2012. While Cyprus had historically followed a non-aligned foreign policy, it increasingly identified with the West in its cultural affinities and trade patterns, and maintains close relations with the rest of the European Union (including Greece), as well as Armenia, Lebanon, and Russia.