| Location | Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey |
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| Geographic coordinates | 35 00 N, 33 00 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 9,250 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus)
land: 9,240 sq km
water: 10 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: NA; note - boundary with Dhekelia is being resurveyed
border countries: Akrotiri 47.4 km, Dhekelia NA |
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| Coastline | 648 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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| Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
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| Terrain | central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Olympus 1,951 m |
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| Natural resources | copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |
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| Irrigated land | 648 km |
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| Natural hazards | moderate earthquake activity; droughts |
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Environment -
current issues | water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia) |
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