CYP · Europe
Cyprus
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant mainland in West Asia.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
Drawn automatically from the file's layers, sources shown; no hand-written text. JSON
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.0
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 156 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 20 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 1 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Population
- 1,442,614 inh.
- Area
- 9,251 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Níkos Christodoulídis
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
56 seats
Chair Anníta Dimitríou
Inception 1960
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
41 G$
GDP / capita
41,783 $
Growth
3.8 %
Inflation
0.1 %
Unemployment
4.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.6 %
Life expectancy
81.8 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 3
-
1
Turkish forces in Cyprus
Türkiye · Nord de l'île (République turque de Chypre du Nord, reconnue par la seule Turquie)
-
2
Dhekelia Garrison
United Kingdom · Zone de souveraineté de Dhekelia
-
3
RAF Akrotiri
United Kingdom · Zone de souveraineté d'Akrotiri
Akrotiri and Dhekelia have remained British since Cyprus's independence (1960).
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.77/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
90/100
Corruption (CPI)
55/100
Press freedom (RSF)
57/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#90
Annual budget
0.6 Md$
Defense effort
1.6 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
5 Md$
Imports
12 Md$
Balance
-7 Md$
Top exports
- 12% Pétrole raffiné
- 10% Médicaments
Top imports
- 17% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
75%
-
GBR
82%
-
FRA
92%
-
DEU
92%
-
RUS
21%
-
CHN
29%
Abstention: 15%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
-
2026-05-24
Democratic Rally 17 seats, Progressive Party of Working People 15, ELAM 8 (of 56) · turnout 66.9%
Result read from Wikipedia on 2026.10.08 (CC BY-SA)
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.913/1
Gini
31.8
Refugees hosted
48,207
Refugees originating
15
National anthem
Hymne à la Liberté
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- EU
- Eurozone
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Commonwealth
Loading news feed…
Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,290 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,968, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)