Cyprus

Facts

Population: 788,457 (July 2007 est.).

Age structure: 0-14 years: 19.9% (male 80,273/female 76,826) 15-64 years: 68.3% (male 272,924/female 265,738) 65 years and over: 11.8% (male 40,458/female 52,238) (2007 est.).

Population growth rate: 0.527% (2007 est.).

Birth rate: 12.56 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Death rate: 7.72 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Net migration rate: 0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.045 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.027 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.774 male(s)/female total population: 0.997 male(s)/female (2007 est.).

Infant mortality rate: total: 6.89 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.98 years male: 75.6 years female: 80.49 years (2007 est.).

Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (2007 est.).

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.1% (2003 est.).

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: less than 1,000 (1999 est.).

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA.

Nationality: noun: Cypriot(s) adjective: Cypriot.

Ethnic groups: Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001).

Religions: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4%.

Languages: Greek, Turkish, English.

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.6% male: 98.9% female: 96.3% (2003 est.).

GDP (purchasing power parity): area under government control: $18.04 billion area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $4.54 billion (2006 est.).

GDP - real growth rate: area under government control: 3.8% area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 10.6% (2006 est.).

GDP - per capita (PPP): area under government control: $23,000 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $7,135 (2006 est.).

GDP - composition by sector: area under government control: agriculture 3.7%; industry 19.6%; services 76.8% (2005 est.) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: agriculture 10.6%; industry 20.5%; services 68.9% (2003 est.).

Labor force: area under government control: 380,000 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 95,025 (2006 est.).

Labor force - by occupation: area under government control: agriculture 7.4%, industry 38.2%, services 54.4% (2004 est.) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: agriculture 14.5%, industry 29%, services 56.5% (2004 est.).

Population below poverty line: NA%.

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%.

Inflation rate (consumer prices): area under government control: 2.8% (2005 est.) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 9.1% (2004 est.).

Unemployment rate: area under government control: 5.5% (2005 est.) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 5.6% (2004 est.).

Budget: area under government control: revenues: $7.395 billion; expenditures: $7.695 billion (2005 est.) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: revenues: $685.7 million; expenditures: $432.8 million (2003 est.).

Agriculture - products: citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables; poultry, pork, lamb; dairy, cheese.

Industries: tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum production, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone, and clay products.

Industrial production growth rate: area under government control: 2.4% (2005 est.) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: -0.3% (2006 est.).

Electricity - production: area under government control: 3.926 billion kWh area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 998.9 million kWh (2004).

Electricity - consumption: area under government control: 3.651 billion kWh (2004) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 797.9 million kWh (2004).

Electricity - exports: area under government control: 0 kWh (2004).

Electricity - imports: area under government control: 0 kWh (2004).

Exports: area under government control: $1.34 billion f.o.b. area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $68.1 million f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Exports - commodities: area under government control: citrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement, clothing and cigarettes area administered by Turkish Cypriots: citrus, dairy, potatoes, textiles.

Exports - partners: France 17.7%, UK 17%, Greece 12.2%, Germany 5.7% (2005).

Imports: area under government control: $5.8 billion f.o.b. area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $1.2 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Imports - commodities: area under government control: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants, intermediate goods, machinery, transport equipment area administered by Turkish Cypriots: vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery.

Imports - partners: Greece 17.3%, Italy 10.3%, UK 9%, Germany 8.4%, Israel 7.1% (2005).

Debt - external: area under government control: $12.63 billion area administered by Turkish Cypriots: $NA (2006 est.).

Economic aid - recipient: area under government control: $NA area administered by Turkish Cypriots: under a July 2006 agreement, Turkey plans to provide the area administered by Turkish Cypriots 1.875 billion YTL ($1.3 billion) over three years (600 million YTL in 2006, 625 million YTL in 2007 and 650 million YTL in 2008); Turkey has forgiven most past aid.

Currency (code): area under government control: Cypriot pound (CYP) area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Turkish New lira (YTL).

Exchange rates: Cypriot pounds per US dollar -: 0.4586 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002) Turkish lira per US dollar -: 1.4451 (2006), 1.3436 (2005), 1.426 million (2004), 1.501 million (2003), 1.507 million (2002).

Fiscal year: calendar year.

Statistics: C.I.A. World Factbook. Updated: July 20, 2007.

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