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Cyprus
Kypriaki Dimokratia (Greek)/ Kibris Cumhuriyeti (Turkish)
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
9,241 sq km
water
10 sq km
total
9,251 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus)
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
Land use
other
67.1% (2023 est.)
forest
18.6% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
14% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 10.6% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 3.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0.2% (2023 est.)
Location
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey; note - Cyprus views itself as part of Europe; geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both
Coastline
648 km
Elevation
lowest point
Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point
Mount Olympus 1,951 m
mean elevation
91 m
Irrigated land
269 sq km (2020)
Map references
Middle East
Land boundaries
total
156 km
border sovereign base areas
Akrotiri 48 km; Dhekelia 108 km
Maritime claims
contiguous zone
24 nm
territorial sea
12 nm
continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Natural hazards
moderate earthquake activity; droughts
Geography - note
the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia)
Natural resources
copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment
Area - comparative
about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut
Geographic coordinates
35 00 N, 33 00 E
Population distribution
population concentrated in central Nicosia and in the major cities of the south: Paphos, Limassol, and Larnaca