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Cyprus
| Location |
E Mediterranean Sea, W of Syria |
| Latitude and longitude |
35 00 N, 33 00 E |
| Sovereignty |
Independent |
| United Nations member? |
Yes |
| Political status notes |
Officially, "Republic of Cyprus"; divided
between Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot
autonomous regions
|
| Population |
767,314 |
| Census notes |
est. July 2002; includes Turkish Cypriots |
| Land area in square kilometers |
9,240 |
| Capital |
Nicosia |
Fundamental legal document(s) online
|
| Constitution
of Cyprus, from the Government of Cyprus |
| Constitution
of Cyprus, from A. Tschentscher's International Constitutional
Law |
Other legal documents online
|
| Draft
Constitution of the Republic of Cyprus, from the Venice
Commission |
| Draft
Treaty of Accession to the European Union, from the European
Parliament |
| The
Administration of Justice (miscellaneous provisions) Law, Law No. 33 of
1964, from the Venice Commission |
Sources and other useful websites
|
| About
Cyprus, from the Government of Cyprus |
| Country
profile: Cyprus, from the BBC News |
| Cyprus,
Background Notes, from the U.S. Department of State (2003) |
| Cyprus,
from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |
| Cyprus,
globalEDGE Country Insight from Michigan State University |
| Cyprus,
U.S. Library of Congress Country Study (1991) |
| Cyprus
Government |
| Fishery
Country Profile—Cyprus, from the Food and Agriculture
Organization |
| Independent
States in the World, Office of the Geographer and Global Issues,
Bureau of Intelligence and Research, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, D.C. |
| Introduction
to Cyprus, from the Cyprus Home Page |
| Judiciary
Power, from the Cyprus Government |
| LLRX.Com, Finding the Law: the Micro-States and Small Jurisdictions of Europe:
Cyprus, by Andrew Grossman |
| Map
of Cyprus, from the European Union |
| The
Republic of Cyprus Statistical Service |
| United Nations
Forces in Cyprus |
| U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The
World Factbook |
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