Cyprus 
Facts
Population: 788,457 (July 2007 est.).
Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.9% (male 80,273/female 76,826)
15-64 years: 68.3% (male 272,924/female 265,738)
65 years and over: 11.8% (male 40,458/female 52,238) (2007 est.).
Population growth rate: 0.527% (2007 est.).
Birth rate: 12.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Death rate: 7.72 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Net migration rate: 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.045 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.027 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.774 male(s)/female
total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.).
Infant mortality rate: total: 6.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.98 years
male: 75.6 years
female: 80.49 years (2007 est.).
Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (2007 est.).
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.).
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 1,000 (1999 est.).
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA.
Nationality: noun: Cypriot(s)
adjective: Cypriot.
Ethnic groups: Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001).
Religions: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%.
Languages: Greek, Turkish, English.
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97.6%
male: 98.9%
female: 96.3% (2003 est.).
GDP (purchasing power parity): area under government control: $18.04 billion
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $4.54 billion (2006 est.).
GDP - real growth rate: area under government control: 3.8%
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 10.6% (2006 est.).
GDP - per capita (PPP): area under government control: $23,000
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $7,135 (2006 est.).
GDP - composition by sector: area under government control: agriculture 3.7%; industry 19.6%; services 76.8% (2005 est.)
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: agriculture 10.6%; industry 20.5%; services 68.9% (2003 est.).
Labor force: area under government control: 380,000
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 95,025 (2006 est.).
Labor force - by occupation: area under government control: agriculture 7.4%, industry 38.2%, services 54.4% (2004 est.)
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: agriculture 14.5%, industry 29%, services 56.5% (2004 est.).
Population below poverty line: NA%.
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%.
Inflation rate (consumer prices): area under government control: 2.8% (2005 est.)
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 9.1% (2004 est.).
Unemployment rate: area under government control: 5.5% (2005 est.)
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 5.6% (2004 est.).
Budget: area under government control: revenues: $7.395 billion; expenditures: $7.695 billion (2005 est.)
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: revenues: $685.7 million; expenditures: $432.8 million (2003 est.).
Agriculture - products: citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables; poultry, pork, lamb; dairy, cheese.
Industries: tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum production, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone, and clay products.
Industrial production growth rate: area under government control: 2.4% (2005 est.)
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: -0.3% (2006 est.).
Electricity - production: area under government control: 3.926 billion kWh
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 998.9 million kWh (2004).
Electricity - consumption: area under government control: 3.651 billion kWh (2004)
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 797.9 million kWh (2004).
Electricity - exports: area under government control: 0 kWh (2004).
Electricity - imports: area under government control: 0 kWh (2004).
Exports: area under government control: $1.34 billion f.o.b.
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $68.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.).
Exports - commodities: area under government control: citrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, clothing and cigarettes
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: citrus, dairy, potatoes, textiles.
Exports - partners: France 17.7%, UK 17%, Greece 12.2%, Germany 5.7% (2005).
Imports: area under government control: $5.8 billion f.o.b.
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $1.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).
Imports - commodities: area under government control: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, intermediate goods, machinery, transport equipment
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery.
Imports - partners: Greece 17.3%, Italy 10.3%, UK 9%, Germany 8.4%, Israel 7.1% (2005).
Debt - external: area under government control: $12.63 billion
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $NA (2006 est.).
Economic aid - recipient: area under government control: $NA
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: under a July 2006 agreement, Turkey plans to provide the area administered by Turkish Cypriots 1.875 billion YTL ($1.3 billion) over three years (600 million YTL in 2006, 625 million YTL in 2007 and 650 million YTL in 2008); Turkey has forgiven most past aid.
Currency (code): area under government control: Cypriot pound (CYP)
area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Turkish New lira (YTL).
Exchange rates: Cypriot pounds per US dollar -: 0.4586 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002)
Turkish lira per US dollar -: 1.4451 (2006), 1.3436 (2005), 1.426 million (2004), 1.501 million (2003), 1.507 million (2002).
Fiscal year: calendar year.
Statistics: C.I.A. World Factbook. Updated: July 20, 2007.
Press
Al-Moukif al-Arabi
(Libyan newsmagazine), Nicosia
Nicosia
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/
Machi
(Conservative), Nicosia
(Government-affiliated news agency), Nicosia
http://www.cyna.org.cy/
(centrist), Nicosia
http://www.politis-news.com
Cyprus in the News
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