Statistical information Cyprus 1992
Cyprus in the World
Cyprus - Introduction 1992
top of pageBackground: Independence from the UK was approved in 1960 with constitutional guarantees by the Greek Cypriot majority to the Turkish Cypriot minority. In 1974 a Greek-sponsored attempt to seize the government was met by military intervention from Turkey which soon controlled almost 40% of the island. In 1983 the Turkish-held area declared itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but it is recognized only by Turkey.
Cyprus - Geography 1992
top of pageLocation
Geographic coordinates
Map reference
Area
Total: 9,250 km²
Land: 9,240 km²
Comparative: about 0.7 times the size of Connecticut
Land boundaries: none
Coastline: 648 km
Maritime claims
Continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Disputes: 1974 hostilities divided the island into two de facto autonomous areas - a Greek area controlled by the Cypriot Government (60% of the island's land area) and a Turkish-Cypriot area (35% of the island) that are separated by a narrow UN buffer zone; in addition, there are two UK sovereign base areas (about 5% of the island's land area)
Climate: temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters
Terrain: central plain with mountains to north and south
Elevation
Natural resources: copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment
Land use
Land use: arable land: 40%; permanent crops: 7%; meadows and pastures 10%; forest and woodland 18%; other 25%; includes irrigated 10% (most irrigated lands are in the Turkish-Cypriot area of the island)
Irrigated land
Major rivers
Major watersheds area km²
Total water withdrawal
Total renewable water resources
Natural hazards
Geography
Cyprus - People 1992
top of pagePopulation: 716,492 (July 1992), growth rate 1.0% (1992)
Nationality: noun - Cypriot(s; adjective - Cypriot
Ethnic groups: Greek 78%; Turkish 18%; other 4%
Languages: Greek, Turkish, English
Religions:
Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian,
Apostolic, and other 4%
Apostolic, and other 4%
Demographic profile
Age structure
Age structure
Dependency ratios
Median age
Population growth rate
Birth rate: 18 births/1000 population (1992)
Death rate: 8 deaths/1000 population (1992)
Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1000 population (1992)
Population distribution
Urbanization
Major urban areas
Environment
Current issues: moderate earthquake activity; water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, and most potable resources concentrated in the Turkish-Cypriot area)
Air pollutants
Sex ratio
Mothers mean age at first birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1000 live births (1992)
Life expectancy at birth: 74 years male, 78 years female (1992)
Total fertility rate: 2.4 children born/woman (1992)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
Drinking water source
Current health expenditure
Physicians density
Hospital bed density
Sanitation facility access
Hiv/Aids
Major infectious diseases
Obesity adult prevalence rate
Alcohol consumption
Tobacco use
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
Education expenditures
Literacy: 90% (male 96%, female 85%) age 10 and over can read and write (1976)
School life expectancy primary to tertiary education
Youth unemployment
Cyprus - Government 1992
top of pageCountry name
Conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus
Government type:
republic; a disaggregation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the island began after the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified following the Turkish invasion of the island in July 1974, which gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot President Rauf DENKTASH declared independence and the formation of a Turkish Republic of Northern
Cyprus (TRNC), which has been recognized only by Turkey; both sides publicly call for the resolution of intercommunal differences and creation of a new federal system of government
Cyprus (TRNC), which has been recognized only by Turkey; both sides publicly call for the resolution of intercommunal differences and creation of a new federal system of government
Capital: Nicosia
Administrative divisions:
6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca,
Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos
Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos
Dependent areas
Independence: 16 August 1960 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 1 October (15 November is celebrated as Independence Day in the Turkish area)
Constitution:
16 August 1960; negotiations to create the basis for a new or revised constitution to govern the island and to better relations between
Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been held intermittently; in 1975 Turkish
Cypriots created their own Constitution and governing bodies within the
Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, which was renamed the Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus in 1983; a new Constitution for the Turkish area passed by referendum in May 1985
Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been held intermittently; in 1975 Turkish
Cypriots created their own Constitution and governing bodies within the
Turkish Federated State of Cyprus, which was renamed the Turkish Republic of
Northern Cyprus in 1983; a new Constitution for the Turkish area passed by referendum in May 1985
Legal system: based on common law, with civil law modifications
International law organization participation
Citizenship
Suffrage: universal at age 18
President:
last held 14 February and 21 February 1988 (next to be held
February 1993); results - George VASSILIOU 52%, Glafkos KLERIDES 48%
February 1993); results - George VASSILIOU 52%, Glafkos KLERIDES 48%
House of Representatives:
last held 19 May 1991; results - DESY 35.8%,
AKEL (Communist) 30.6, DEKO 19.5%, EDEK 10. 9%; others 3.2% seats - (56 total) DESY 20, AKEL (Communist) 18, DEKO 11, EDEK 7
AKEL (Communist) 30.6, DEKO 19.5%, EDEK 10. 9%; others 3.2% seats - (56 total) DESY 20, AKEL (Communist) 18, DEKO 11, EDEK 7
Turkish area total:
President: last held 22 April 1990 (next to be held April 1995); results - Rauf R. DENKTASH 66%, Ismail BOZKURT 32.05%
Assembly of the Republic: last held 6 May 1990 (next to be held May 1995); results - UBP (conservative) 54.4%, DMP 44.4% YKP .9%; seats - (50 total) UBP (conservative) 45, SDP 1, HDP 2, YDP 2; note - by-election of 13 October 1991 was for 12 seats
Assembly of the Republic: last held 6 May 1990 (next to be held May 1995); results - UBP (conservative) 54.4%, DMP 44.4% YKP .9%; seats - (50 total) UBP (conservative) 45, SDP 1, HDP 2, YDP 2; note - by-election of 13 October 1991 was for 12 seats
Communists: about 12,000
Executive branch: president, Council of Ministers (cabinet; note - there is a president, prime minister, and Council of Ministers (cabinet) in the Turkish area
Legislative branch:
unicameral House of Representatives (Vouli
Antiprosopon); note - there is a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) in the Turkish area
Antiprosopon); note - there is a unicameral Assembly of the Republic (Cumhuriyet Meclisi) in the Turkish area
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; note - there is also a Supreme Court in the Turkish area
Political parties and leaders
International organization participation:
C, CCC, CE, CSCE, EBRD, ECE, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO; note - the Turkish-Cypriot administered area of
Cyprus has observer status in the OIC
ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO; note - the Turkish-Cypriot administered area of
Cyprus has observer status in the OIC
Diplomatic representation: Ambassador Michael E. SHERIFIS; Chancery at 2,211 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20,008; telephone (202) 462-5,772
US: Ambassador Robert E. LAMB; Embassy at the corner of Therissos Street and Dositheos Street, Nicosia (mailing address is APO AE 9,836); telephone 357 (2) 465,151; FAX 357 (2) 459-571
Diplomatic representation
Flag description:
white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name
Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities; note - the Turkish cypriot flag has a horizontal red stripe at the top and bottom with a red crescent and red star on a white field
Cyprus is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two green crossed olive branches in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation between the Greek and Turkish communities; note - the Turkish cypriot flag has a horizontal red stripe at the top and bottom with a red crescent and red star on a white field
National symbols
National anthem
National heritage
Cyprus - Economy 1992
top of pageEconomy overview:
The Greek Cypriot economy is small, diversified, and prosperous. Industry contributes 24% to GDP and employs 35% of the labor force, while the service sector contributes 44% to GDP and employs 45% of the labor force. Rapid growth in exports of agricultural and manufactured products and in tourism have played important roles in the average 6.4% rise in GDP between 1985 and 1990. In mid-1991, the World Bank "graduated" Cyprus off its list of developing countries. In contrast to the bright picture in the south, the Turkish Cypriot economy has less than half the per capita GDP and suffered a series of reverses in 1991. Crippled by the effects of the
Gulf war, the collapse of the fruit-to-electronics conglomerate, Polly Peck,
Ltd., and a drought, the Turkish area in late 1991 asked for a multibillion-dollar grant from Turkey to help ease the burden of the economic crisis. Turkey normally underwrites a substantial portion of the
TRNC economy.
Gulf war, the collapse of the fruit-to-electronics conglomerate, Polly Peck,
Ltd., and a drought, the Turkish area in late 1991 asked for a multibillion-dollar grant from Turkey to help ease the burden of the economic crisis. Turkey normally underwrites a substantial portion of the
TRNC economy.
GDP: purchasing power equivalent - Greek area: $5.5 billion, per capita 9,600; real growth rate 6.0%; Turkish area: $600 million, per capita 4,000; real growth rate 5.9% (1990)
Real gdp purchasing power parity
Real gdp growth rate
Real gdp per capita
Gross national saving
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end use
Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture products: accounts for 7% of GDP and employs 14% of labor force in the south; major crops - potatoes, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, and citrus fruits; vegetables and fruit provide 25% of export revenues
Industries: food, beverages, textiles, chemicals, metal products, tourism, wood products
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 5.6% (1990; accounts for 24% of GDP
Labor force: Greek area - 278,000; services 45%, industry 35%, agriculture 14%; Turkish area - 71,500 (1990); services 21%, industry 30%, agriculture 27%
Organized labor: 156,000 (1985 est.)
Labor force
Unemployment rate: Greek area: 1.8%; Turkish area: 1.2% (1990)
Youth unemployment
Population below poverty line
Gini index
Household income or consumption by percentage share
Distribution of family income gini index
Budget: revenues $1.2 billion; expenditures $2.0 billion, including capital expenditures of $250 million (1991)
Taxes and other revenues
Public debt
Revenue
Fiscal year: calendar year
Inflation rate consumer prices
Central bank discount rate
Commercial bank prime lending rate
Stock of narrow money
Stock of broad money
Stock of domestic credit
Market value of publicly traded shares
Current account balance
Exports: $847 million (f.o.b., 1990)
Commodoties: citrus, potatoes, grapes, wine, cement, clothing and shoes
Partners: UK 23%, Greece 10%, Lebanon 10%, Germany 5%
Imports: $2.3 billion (f.o.b., 1990)
Commodoties: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, food and feed grains, machinery
Partners: UK 13%, Japan 12%, Italy 10%, Germany 9.1%
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
Debt external
Stock of direct foreign investment at home
Stock of direct foreign investment abroad
Exchange rates: Cypriot pounds (#C) per US$1 - 0.4683 (March 1992), 0.4615 (1991), 0.4572 (1990), 0.4933 (1989), 0.4663 (1988), 0.4807 (1987; in Turkish area, Turkish liras (TL) per US$1 - 6,098.4 (March 1992), 4,173.9 (1991), 2,608.6 (1990), 2,121.7 (1989), 1,422.3 (1988), 857.2 (1987)
Cyprus - Energy 1992
top of pageElectricity
Production: 620,000 kW capacity; 1,770 million kWh produced, 2,530 kWh per capita (1991)
Coal
Petroleum
Crude oil
Refined petroleum
Natural gas
Carbon dioxide emissions
Energy consumption per capita
Cyprus - Communication 1992
top of pageTelephones
Telephone system
Broadcast media
Internet
Broadband fixed subscriptions
Cyprus - Military 1992
top of pageMilitary expenditures
Percent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $209 million, 5% of GDP (1990 est.)
Military and security forces
Military service age and obligation
Space program
Terrorist groups
Cyprus - Transportation 1992
top of pageNational air transport system
Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
Airports:
14 total, 14 usable; 12 with permanent-surface runways; none
with runways over 3,659 m; 7
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 3
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
with runways over 3,659 m; 7
with runways 2,440-3,659 m; 3
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Heliports
Pipelines
Railways
Roadways
Waterways
Merchant marine:
1,228 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 20,053,213
GRT/35,647,964 DWT; includes 8 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 440 cargo, 83 refrigerated cargo, 22 roll-on/roll-off, 52 container, 5 multifunction large load carrier, 107 petroleum tanker, 3 specialized tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 20 chemical tanker, 32 combination ore/oil, 394 bulk, 3 vehicle carrier, 49 combination bulk, 2 railcar carrier, 2 passenger, 1 passenger cargo; note - a flag of convenience registry; Cuba owns at least 30 of these ships, republics of the former USSR own 58, Latvia also has 5 ships, Yugoslavia owns 1, and Romania 3
GRT/35,647,964 DWT; includes 8 short-sea passenger, 2 passenger-cargo, 440 cargo, 83 refrigerated cargo, 22 roll-on/roll-off, 52 container, 5 multifunction large load carrier, 107 petroleum tanker, 3 specialized tanker, 3 liquefied gas, 20 chemical tanker, 32 combination ore/oil, 394 bulk, 3 vehicle carrier, 49 combination bulk, 2 railcar carrier, 2 passenger, 1 passenger cargo; note - a flag of convenience registry; Cuba owns at least 30 of these ships, republics of the former USSR own 58, Latvia also has 5 ships, Yugoslavia owns 1, and Romania 3
Civil air:
11 major transport aircraft (Greek Cypriots); 2 (Turkish
Cypriots)
Cypriots)
Ports and terminals
Cyprus - Transnational issues 1992
top of pageDisputes international
Refugees and internally displaced persons
Illicit drugs
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