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	* [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/16/us-eurozone-cyprus-idUSBRE92E02220130316 Cyprus' savers bear brunt of unprecedented bailout] by Annika Breidthardt and Robin Emmott and Michele Kambas, March, 2013		* [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/16/us-eurozone-cyprus-idUSBRE92E02220130316 Cyprus' savers bear brunt of unprecedented bailout] by Annika Breidthardt and Robin Emmott and Michele Kambas, March, 2013
	* {{md\|6394\|Cyprus and the Unraveling of Fractional-Reserve Banking\|Joseph T. Salerno\|March 2013}}		* {{md\|6394\|Cyprus and the Unraveling of Fractional-Reserve Banking\|Joseph T. Salerno\|March 2013}}
			* {{md\|6400\|Lessons from Cyprus\|Robert Wenzel\|April 2013}}

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	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21876149 Will Cyprus go the South American way?] by Robert Plummer, March 2013		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21876149 Will Cyprus go the South American way?] by Robert Plummer, March 2013
	* [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/16/us-eurozone-cyprus-idUSBRE92E02220130316 Cyprus' savers bear brunt of unprecedented bailout] by Annika Breidthardt and Robin Emmott and Michele Kambas, March, 2013		* [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/16/us-eurozone-cyprus-idUSBRE92E02220130316 Cyprus' savers bear brunt of unprecedented bailout] by Annika Breidthardt and Robin Emmott and Michele Kambas, March, 2013
			* {{md\|6394\|Cyprus and the Unraveling of Fractional-Reserve Banking\|Joseph T. Salerno\|March 2013}}

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	* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1016541.stm country profile]		* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1016541.stm country profile]
	* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21876149 Will Cyprus go the South American way?] by Robert Plummer, March 2013		* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21876149 Will Cyprus go the South American way?] by Robert Plummer, March 2013
			* [http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/16/us-eurozone-cyprus-idUSBRE92E02220130316 Cyprus' savers bear brunt of unprecedented bailout] by Annika Breidthardt and Robin Emmott and Michele Kambas, March, 2013

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	* [http://countrystudies.us/cyprus/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)		* [http://countrystudies.us/cyprus/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
	* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1016541.stm country profile]		* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1016541.stm country profile]
			* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21876149 Will Cyprus go the South American way?] by Robert Plummer, March 2013

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	\|Box title = Country summary		\|Box title = Country summary
	\|Row 1 title = Capital		\|Row 1 title = Capital

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	\|Row 3 info = republic		\|Row 3 info = republic
	\|Row 4 title = Population		\|Row 4 title = Population
	\|Row 4 info = 1,084,748 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CY">CIA - The World ~~Facebook~~. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_cy.html "Cyprus"], from The World ~~Facebook~~. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>		\|Row 4 info = 1,084,748 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CY">CIA - The World Factbook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_cy.html "Cyprus"], from The World Factbook. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
	\|Row 5 title = Population growth		\|Row 5 title = Population growth
	\|Row 5 info = 1.69% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CY" />		\|Row 5 info = 1.69% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CY" />

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	==~~External links~~==		==Links==
	* [[Wikipedia:Cyprus\|Cyprus]] on Wikipedia		* [[Wikipedia:Cyprus\|Cyprus]] on Wikipedia
	* [http://www.centralbank.gov.cy Central bank] of Cyprus		* [http://www.centralbank.gov.cy Central bank] of Cyprus

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	A former British colony, '''Cyprus''' became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to seize control of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. The election of a new Cypriot president in 2008 served as the impetus for the UN to encourage both the Turkish and Cypriot Governments to reopen unification negotiations. In September 2008, the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities started negotiations under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot Government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.<ref name="CIA_CY" />		A former British colony, '''Cyprus''' became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to seize control of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. The election of a new Cypriot president in 2008 served as the impetus for the UN to encourage both the Turkish and Cypriot Governments to reopen unification negotiations. In September 2008, the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities started negotiations under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot Government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of [[European Union]] states.<ref name="CIA_CY" />

	==Economical characteristics==		==Economical characteristics==

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{{Infobox
|Box title = Country summary
|Row 1 title = Capital
|Row 1 info = Nicosia (Lefkosia)
|Row 2 title = Borders
|Row 2 info = (N/A)
|Row 3 title = Government type
|Row 3 info = republic
|Row 4 title = Population
|Row 4 info = 1,084,748 (July 2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CY">CIA - The World Facebook. [https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/countrytemplate_cy.html "Cyprus"], from The World Facebook. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|Row 5 title = Population growth
|Row 5 info = 1.69% (2010 est.)<ref name="CIA_CY" />
|Row 6 title = Life expectancy
|Row 6 info = 77.49 years<ref name="CIA_CY" />
|Row 7 title = Unemployment
|Row 7 info = 5.3% (2009 est.)<ref name="CIA_CY" />
|Row 8 title = [[Wikipedia:Index of Economic Freedom|Index of Economic Freedom]]
|Row 8 info = 24<ref name="Heritage_CY">Heritage Foundation. [http://www.heritage.org/Index/Country/Cyprus "Cyprus"], Economic Freedom Score. A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|Row 9 title = [[Wikipedia:Corruption Perceptions Index|Corruption Perceptions Index]]
|Row 9 info = 27<ref name="Transparency_CY">Transparency International. [http://www.transparency.org/policy_research/surveys_indices/cpi/2009/cpi_2009_table "Cyprus"], Corruption Perceptions Index 2009. A lower ranking is better; but please note that the numbers cannot be compared between countries or years due to different methodology. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|Row 10 title = [[Wikipedia:Doing Business Report|Doing Business ranking]]
|Row 10 info = 40<ref name="Business_CY">Doing Business. [http://www.doingbusiness.org/economyrankings/ "Cyprus"], Doing Business 2010 (part of The World Bank Group). A lower ranking is better; but please be careful when comparing between different countries or years. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
}}

A former British colony, '''Cyprus''' became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to seize control of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. The election of a new Cypriot president in 2008 served as the impetus for the UN to encourage both the Turkish and Cypriot Governments to reopen unification negotiations. In September 2008, the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities started negotiations under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot Government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.<ref name="CIA_CY" />

==Economical characteristics==
* '''Currency''': Euro (ISO code: EUR)
* Central bank '''[[Wikipedia:Discount rate|discount rate]]''': 3% (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_CY" />
* Commercial banks '''lending rate''': 7.19% (31 December 2008)<ref name="CIA_CY" />
* is part of the '''[[Eurozone]]'''

===Statistics===
{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="text-align:center"
| Statistic / Year
! 1999
! 2000
! 2001
! 2002
! 2003
! 2004
! 2005
! 2006
! 2007
! 2008
|-
! [[GDP]] (million USD)<ref name="WorldBank_GDP_CY">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/cy/indicators%5BNY.GDP.MKTP.CD%5D?date=1999:2009 "Cyprus: GDP"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
| 9 780
| 9 317
| 9 678
| 10 558
| 13 324
| 15 823
| 16 996
| 18 424
| 21 447
| 24 910
|-
! Govt. debt (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Debt_CY">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/cy/indicators%5BGC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Cyprus: government debt"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
|
| 91.450
| 94.158
| 99.801
| 104.800
| 105.603
| 180.636
| 171.129
| 161.974
|
|-
! Govt. revenue (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Revenue_CY">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/cy/indicators%5BGC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Cyprus: government revenue"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
| 25.686
| 27.760
| 28.953
| 29.246
| 32.029
| 30.039
| 54.606
| 56.740
| 64.183
|
|-
! Govt. expenses (% of GDP)<ref name="WorldBank_Expenses_CY">World Bank. [http://open.worldbank.org/countries/cy/indicators%5BGC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS%5D?date=1999:2009 "Cyprus: government expenses"], from World Bank [http://data.worldbank.org/ Data]. Referenced 2010-09-29.</ref>
| 31.639
| 31.223
| 32.703
| 34.321
| 38.478
| 34.607
| 60.475
| 59.950
| 60.341
|
|-
! Debt to revenue (years)
|
| 3.294
| 3.252
| 3.412
| 3.272
| 3.516
| 3.308
| 3.016
| 2.524
|
|}

==References==
<small>Note: statistical data was rounded. Different sources may use different methodologies for their estimates. Debt to revenue is calculated by dividing the two variables from their original ('unrounded') values. It represents how long it would a government take to repay its entire debt if it used its whole revenue for this purpose.</small>
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Cyprus|Cyprus]] on Wikipedia
* [http://www.centralbank.gov.cy Central bank] of Cyprus
* [http://countrystudies.us/cyprus/ Studies] from the Library of Congress (1986-1998)
* BBC [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1016541.stm country profile]
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