maps of cyprus

According to the travel maps of Cyprus it is a very small country on the map of the world, it is a Eurasian country located in the Mediterranean Sea, it lies south of Turkey. Its capital is Nicosia and it is the largest city of Cyprus. Its spread over nine thousand two hundred and fifty one square kilometer.

It gained it independence from the United Kingdom in 1959 and has become the member of the European Union in 2004. The island of Cyprus, according to the maps of Cyprus is technically divided into two halves one controlled by Cyprus and the other northern part which is controlled by the Turkish people.

It is one of the most religious countries of Europe where the Cypriots follow the Orthodox Church and the Turks are generally Sunni Muslims.The infrastructure in Cyprus is very developed though the Cyprus railways stopped functioning after 1951, however road, sea, air transport are very well developed.

The government telecommunication company manages most of its calls. Cyprus is also famous for its Halloumi Cheese which was made during the Byzantine period. Tourism occupied around ten percent of total Cyprus GDP. Its tourism industry ranks 20th in the world in terms of competitiveness so don’t forget to take out the travel maps of Cyprus and head for it.