Cyprus
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the third largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. It is east of Greece, north of Egypt, south of Turkey, and west of Lebanon and Syria. Its capital and largest city is Nicosia. The northeast portion of the island is de facto governed by the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Some of the key events about Cyprus
- 1960Cyprus gained independence from British rule
- 1974The United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) was established
- 1974Turkish invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus, resulting in the island's de facto partition
- 1975The University of Cyprus was founded
- 1983Unilateral declaration of independence by the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recognized only by Turkey
- 1996Violent clashes along the Green Line resulted in the deaths of two Greek Cypriot civilians
- 2000Collapse of the Cyprus Stock Exchange, wiping out billions in market value
- 2004Cyprus joined the European Union
- 2004Greek Cypriots rejected the Annan Plan for reunification in a referendum
- 2008Cyprus adopted the Euro as its official currency
- 2008Global financial crisis severely impacted Cyprus's economy
- 2011Large natural gas reserves were discovered off the southern coast of Cyprus
- 2011Explosion at Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people and destroyed Cyprus's main power station
- 2012Cyprus held the Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- 2012Cyprus requested a bailout from the European Union due to its financial crisis
- 2013Cyprus implemented capital controls and a bank deposit levy as part of its bailout agreement
- 2015The ancient city of Paphos was named European Capital of Culture for 2017
- 2018Cyprus recorded its highest ever tourist arrivals, boosting the economy
- 2020Cyprus implemented successful measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted Cyprus's tourism-dependent economy
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