Κύπρος / Kibris
Area: 9 251 km
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Population: 800 000 (rounded to the nearest thousand)
Capital city: Nicosia
Currency: 1 Cyprus pound = 100 cents, 1 euro = 0.57 Cyprus pounds (CYP) (Dec. 2005)
National day: 1 October
EU membership: 1 May 2004 (EU)
Head of State: President Tassos Papadopoulos
Head of Government: President Tassos Papadopoulos
Foreign Minister: Yiorgos Lillikas
Government: Coalition: Anorthotiko Komma Ergazomenou Laou (AKEL, Progressive Party of the Working People, 20 seats), Dimokratiko Komma (DIKO, Democratic Party, 9 seats), Kinima Sosialdimokraton (KISOS-EDEK, Movement of Social Democrats, 4 seats), Kinima Oikologon Perivallontiston (KOP, Green Party, 1 seat)
Parliament: Unicameral: House of Representatives, 56 members, elections every 5 years, no threshold
GDP: €12 402 million (2004, rounded)
GDP per capita in PPS: €17 000 (2004, rounded)
Economic growth in real terms: + 3.7 % (2004, rounded)
Links:
Head of State: http://www.cyprus.gov.cy
Head of Government: http://www.cyprus.gov.cy
Foreign Minister: http://www.mfa.gov.cy
Parliament: http://www.parliament.cy
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