Europe · Southern Europe
Capital: Nicosia
Cyprus
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Cyprus in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #110
Cyprus's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
1.4M
#153 of 196
22nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$41.23B
#102 of 196
48th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$598.2M
#99 of 196
50th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$239.0M
#76 of 196
62nd percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$1.81B
#124 of 196
37th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southern Europe
- Country code
- CYP
- Neighbors
- United Kingdom
Three interesting facts
Cyprus shares land borders with 1 country: United Kingdom.
Cyprus spans roughly 9,251 square kilometers, placing it around 163rd by area in this factbook.
The country’s linguistic landscape includes Modern Greek (1453-), Turkish, and Armenian, reflecting a notably diverse cultural history.
Geography
Cyprus on the map
Cyprus is located in Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey, note - Cyprus views itself as part of Europe, geopolitically, it can be classified as falling within Europe, the Middle East, or both. Its terrain is central plain with mountains to north and south, scattered but significant plains along southern coast. The climate is temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters. In area, the country is about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut.
Economy
Economic profile
Cyprus' economy is characterized by services-based, high-income EU island economy, heavy tourism, sustained growth between recovery of national banking system and COVID-19 trade restrictions, high living standards, a known financial hub, its stock exchange functions as an investment bridge between EU-and EEU-member countries. Major industries include tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone and clay products. Important agricultural products include milk, potatoes, sheep milk, pork, goat milk, wheat, chicken, olives, grapes, barley (2023). Notable exports include ships, refined petroleum, packaged medicine, cheese, scented mixtures (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Cyprus has an estimated population of 1,442,614. Language and cultural traditions vary across Cyprus. The population includes Greek 98.8%, other 1% (includes Maronite, Armenian, Turkish-Cypriot), unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.). The urban population represents 67% of total population (2023).
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