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Capital city | Nicosia |
Political system | federal republic |
Currency | euro € |
Surface | 9 250 |
Population | 1 141 166 |
Tongue | Greek, Turkish |
religion | Orthodoxy |
Code | 357 |
Internet domain | .cy |
Time zone | UTC 2 |
Time zone | UTC 2 |
Cyprus (Greek. Κύπρος, tur. Kıbrıs) - a country located in the eastern part Mediterranean Sea off the coast Turkey, Syria and Lebanon.
Characteristic
He has been a member since May 1, 2004 European Union. The name of the island comes from the Latin name for copper (cuprum), of which Cyprus was the main supplier in ancient times. The capital of Cyprus is Nicosia.
Geography
Climate
History
Policy
Economy
Drive
By car
By plane
There are three international airports in Cyprus. The largest of these is Larnaca International Airport. It supports direct connections to Warsaw (LOT and Eurocypria Airlines).
The second largest airport in Cyprus is Paphos Airport.
By rail
By bus
By ship
Regions
Districts:
Famagusta
Kyrenia
Larnaca
Limassol
Nicosia
Paphos
Cities
According to official data from 2011, there were over 40 cities in Cyprus. The capital of the country Nicosia and the city of Limassol had over 100 thousand. residents; 4 cities with a population of 10,000 ÷ 100,000 and the rest of the cities below 10,000 residents.
Interesting places
Objects from the UNESCO World Heritage List
- Painted churches in the region Troodos
- Chirokitia Neolithic site
- Archaeological monuments in the region Paphos
Transport
Tongue
The official languages of Cyprus are Greek and Turkish.
Most people can speak English.
Shopping
Gastronomy
Accommodation
Security
Health
contact
Diplomatic representations
Diplomatic missions accredited in Cyprus
Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Address: ul. Kennedy Avenue 12-14, Office 601, 1087 Nicosia, Cyprus
Telephone number: 357 22 753 517
Fax number: 357 22 751 981
Web page: https://nikozja.msz.gov.pl/pl/
E-mail: [email protected]
Diplomatic representations accredited in Poland
Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Warsaw
ul. Jarosław Dąbrowski 70
02-561 Warsaw
Phone: 48 22 844 45 77
Fax: 48 22 844 25 58
Web page: http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/Embassies/Embassy_Warsaw.nsf/DMLindex_en/DMLindex_en?OpenDocument
E-mail: [email protected]