EUROPEAN UNION - CYPRUS

Country Name: conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus; conventional short form: Cyprus

Year Founded: i didn't found it, but i found that it became an independent country in 1960

Population: 796,740

Primary Language: Greek, Turkish, English

Ethnic Make-up: Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5%

Political System: republic

Year Entered the European Union: May 1, 2004

Representative of the European Union: I didn't found it

Type of Economy: open, free-market, services-based economy with some light manufacturing. Tourism, clothing and craft exports and merchant shipping. Traditional crafts include embroidery, pottery and copperwork.

Currency: euro

Current Exchange rate for American Currency:
1 USD: 0.738062
IN USD: 1.3549

GDP:
PPP
Total $22.554 billion (107th)
Per capita $28,381 (30th)
NOMINAL
Total $25.585 (86th)
Per capita $32,195 (27th)

Percentage of Trade within the European Union: i didn't found it

Unemployment Rate: 3.8%

Chief Exports: citrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, and clothing

Key Imports: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, intermediate goods, machinery, transport equipment

Major Religions: Most Greek Cypriots are members of the Greek Orthodox Church, whereas most Turkish Cypriots are Muslim.

Surrounding Countries: east of Greece, west of Lebanon, Syria and Israel, south of Turkey and north of Egypt

Literacy Rate: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.6%, male: 98.9%, female: 96.3%

Interesting Facts: the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia). One of the most popular tourist destinations, attracting over 2.4 million tourists per year