Cyprus

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author: OCHA/ ReliefWeb


Location:
- Eurasian island located in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea;
- Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
- Neighbours: Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt.

Climate:
- subtropical climate Mediterranean type of climate, with very mild winters (on the coast) and warm to hot summers;
- snow is possible only in the Mountains, in the central part of island;
- rains occurs mainly in winter, summer being generally dry.

Natural Hazards:
- moderate earthquake activity;
- droughts.

Macro indicators
* 2018 estimates
Surface:9,251km2
Population*:0.9million
Pop. density*:93.0people/km2
GDP*:20.7EUR billion
GDP/capita*:23,987.4EUR

European Union:
EU member, since 2004

Currency: Euro
Code: EUR
Since: 2008


Insurance market portfolio
* 2018 estimates
TOTAL LIFE*:44%
TOTAL NON-LIFE*:56%
Overall Motor*:21%

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