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    Introduction


    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 direct talks between the two sides to reach a comprehensive settlement to the division of the island began in January 2002 and will reach a culmination when a referendum of all Cypriots is held on 21 April 2004, just 10 days before the Greek part of Cyprus is scheduled to join the EU.


    Location


    Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey


    Geographic coordinates


    35 00 N, 33 00 E


    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


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation


    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: 14.4% permanent crops: 4.5% other: 81.1% (2001 est.)


    Irrigated land


    382 sq km (2001 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 agreements


    party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, 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)


    Population


    775,927 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Nicosia


    Phone Code


    +357


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