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Where is Cyprus located?
Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
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What is the population?
1,102,677 as of 2010
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What is the date Cyprus gained its independence from the United Kingdom?
August 16, 1960
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What is the main industry?
banking and ship management
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What is on the Cyprus flag?
the entire island, with two crossed green olive branches symbolizing hope for peace between the Turks and Greeks.
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What is the total area of Cyprus?
9,250 sq km
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What is the median age that people in Cyprus live to?
35.1 years
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Who was the first president of Cyprus?
Makarios III
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What is Cyprus's fiscal year?
calendar year
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Cyprus is called the Island of _____.
Aphrodite
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What is Cyprus?
the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia)
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What is the percent of the people who can read or write?
97.6%
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Who were the first people to colonize Cyprus and when?
The Greek in around 1000 B.C.
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Do you like this presentation?
Yes(:
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Cyprus is named after the Goddess of ____.
Love <3
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What is the capital and largest city?
Lefkosia (Nicosia)
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What is the main religion?
Greek Orthodox at 78%
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What is the type of government here?
Republic
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What is their monetary unit? (currency..the type of money)
Euros
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What are the languages spoken here?
Greek, Turkish (both official); English
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What is the coastline?
648 km
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What is the birth rate?
11.38 births/1000 population
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What is Cyprus's legal system based on?
English common law
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What countries are Cyprus's major trading partners?
The United Kingdom and Greece
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If you were eating "haloumi", what kind of food would you be eating? (This is a difficult one!)
a kind of cheese
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