Formation
Feb 19, 1959
Cyprus
Capital
Nicosia
Population
1.244 million (2021)
Cyprus
About
An island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. It is the third-largest island in the Mediterranean. Human activity on the island dates to around the 10th millennium BC.
Trivia
The world's oldest wine label, Commandaria, belongs to Cyprus. A rare variety of sheep, the Cyprus Moufflon, is located there. It was the first nation to include the shape of its country on its flag.
