Cyprus

Summary Location: Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey Population: 788,457 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Nicosia (Lefkosia) geographic coordinates: 35 10 N, 33 22 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October GDP per capita: area under government control: $22,700 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $7,135 (2006 est.)

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