Cyprus
Cyprus
Capital Nicosia
9,251 km² · 1,370,754 people (2025) · Euro
The third-largest island in the Mediterranean, at about 9,250 km². The Troodos massif is one of the best-preserved ophiolite complexes on Earth — a slice of ocean crust pushed up onto land, which is why geologists come here to look at rock that normally sits kilometres under the sea.
The facts
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Area
- 9,251 km² — 3,572 sq mi
- Population
- 1,370,754 (2025)
- Density
- 148.2 people per km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR, €)
- Official languages
- Greek, Turkish
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +357
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- CY · CYP
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 165 of 200
- By population
- 156 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 10,887 | 1,576,876 |
| Lebanon | 10,400 | 5,849,421 |
| Cyprus ← | 9,251 | 1,370,754 |
| Puerto Rico | 9,104 | 3,184,835 |
| Palestine | 6,220 | 5,413,596 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Cyprus?
- Nicosia
- What currency does Cyprus use?
- The Euro (EUR).
- How big is Cyprus?
- 9,251 km², or 3,572 square miles — 165 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Cyprus drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)