Cyprus: Geography#
| Location | Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 35 00 N, 33 00 E 35.0,33.0 |
| Area | total: 9,251 sq km (of which 3,355 sq km are in north Cyprus) land: 9,241 sq km water: 10 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 156 km border sovereign base areas: Akrotiri 48 km, Dhekelia 108 km |
| Coastline | 648 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Olympus 1,951 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Mount Olympus 1952 m; Papoutsa 1530 m According to Geonames: Mount Olympus 1952 m; Makna Kondarka 1700 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast |
| Natural Hazards | moderate earthquake activity; droughts |
| Natural Resource | copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |
| Land Use | arable land: 9.06% permanent crops: 3.54% other: 87.41% (2011) |
| Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Irrigated Land | 457.9 sq km (2007) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 0.78 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 |
| 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 |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Nicosia; Lemesos; Larnaca; Pafos; Famagusta According to Geonames: Nicosia; Limassol; Larnaca; Famagusta; Paphos Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia) |