| Cyprus is an island in the eastern
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| | Western Europe.
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| Mediterranean Sea, 113 km south of Turkey
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| | The Turkish Cypriot economy faces
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| and 120 km west of the Syrian coast. The
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| | problems like arranging foreign financing
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| metal "copper" in English stems from the
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| | because it is only recognized by Turkey.
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| Latin work Cyprus. Large deposits of
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| | Foreign firms are also hesitant to invest
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| copper are found on the island.
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| | there. It has one-fifth of the population
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| Geographically, Cyprus is in Western
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| | and one-third of per capita GDP of the
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| Asia.
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| | south. The economy remains heavily
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| Historically, Cyprus has been a
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| | dependent on agriculture and government
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| bridgehead between Europe and Asia. It
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| | services, which together employs half of
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| has interchanging periods of Levantine,
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| | the work force.
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| Anatolian and Greek influences.
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| | To compensate for the economy's weakness,
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| It was in 1960 that Cyprus gained
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| | Turkey provides direct and indirect aid
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| independence from the United Kingdom.
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| | to tourism, education, industry etc.
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| Still, U.K., Greece and Turkey retained
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| | The Cypriots are among the most
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| limited rights to intervene in Cyprus'
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| | prosperous people in the Mediterranean
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| internal affairs.
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| | region. The island promotes its image as
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| The Republic of Cyprus is the government
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| | a "bridge" between East and West, its
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| of the island which is internationally
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| | educated English-speaking population,
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| recognized and controls the southern
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| | moderate local costs, good airline
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| two-thirds of the island. Almost all
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| | connections and telecommunications.
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| foreign governments recognize the
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| | Greek is predominantly spoken in the
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| sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus
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| | south and Turkish in the north.
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| over all of Cyprus.
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| | Historically, Greek (its Cypriot dialect)
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| Turkish Cypriots, together with Turkey,
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| | was spoken by nearly 82% of the
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| oppose the Republic's rule over Cyprus
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| | population of Cyprus. Along with Greek
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| and call it the "Greek Authority of
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| | and Turkish, English is also widely used
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| Southern Cyprus". They control the
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| | in Cyprus.
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| northern part of the island followed by a
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| | The climate of Cyprus is temperate with
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| military invasion by Turkey in the year
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| | hot and dry summers, and cool and rainy
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| 1974.
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| | winters.
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| Since 1974, the Republic of Cyprus
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| | Music in Cyprus has a variety of
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| controls the southern two-thirds of the
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| | classical, folk and popular genres. Folk
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| island and the Turkish-Cypriot controls
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| | music in Cyprus is similar to the folk
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| the northern one-third. In reality the
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| | music of Greece and includes dances like
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| governments' power extends only to the
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| | sousta, syrtos, zeimbekikos, dachas, and
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| Greek Cypriot controlled areas though it
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| | the kartsilamdhes.
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| is an internationally recognized
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| authority.
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| | Christianity and European civilization
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| Even economically, the island is divided
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| | during the Crusades, a variety of styles,
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| into Cyprus government areas and northern
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| | including music from Armenia, France,
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| Turkish Cypriot administered areas. The
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| | Greece and Arabs, got merged with the
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| Greek Cypriot economy is prosperous, but
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| | island's own culture.
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| is highly susceptible to external shocks.
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| | Cyprus has retained its grandeur through
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| There were erratic growth rates in 1990s
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| | the years of turmoil and remains a great
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| which reflect the economy's vulnerability
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| | tourist destination in spite of political
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| to swings in tourism, caused by political
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| | upheavals. It is a unique place to visit
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| instability and economic conditions in
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| | with a distinct history and culture.
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