Cyprus
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Continent
- Asia
More Asia quizzes - Region
- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 1,370,754 (2025)
- Total area
- 9,250 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 35.0° N, 33.2° E
Cyprus at a glance
Cyprus is a country in Asia, in the Middle East. Its capital is Nicosia. It has no land neighbours.
Flag of Cyprus
Cyprus’ flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Japan and South Korea.
Cyprus in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 1,370,754 | 153rdof 195 | 45thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 9,250 km² | 162ndof 194 | 43rdof 48 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $41.23B | 100thof 182 | 31stof 42 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $41,783 | 25thof 182 | 4thof 42 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 81.8 years | 32ndof 195 | 8thof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.38 | 164thof 195 | 42ndof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $2,899 | 31stof 191 | 5thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 66.7% | 84thof 195 | 22ndof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 89.6% | 57thof 180 | 18thof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 18.7% | 124thof 191 | 22ndof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 5.40 t | 43rdof 181 | 18thof 47 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Cyprus and its nearest countries
Cyprus has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
Quizzes featuring Cyprus
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
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- Capitals of Asia
- Asia Country Shapes
- Capitals of the Middle East
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Cyprus · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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