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The Republic of CYPRUS (Κύπρος) is geographically located in western Asia but also serves as a European Union member. The island country is located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and south of Turkey. The total population is about 1.15 million. The capital of Cyprus is Nicosia, also known as Lefkosia or Lefkoşa. Cyprus experienced turmoil when Greece conducted a coup d'état against President Makarios III, then Turkey invaded the island afterwards in attempts to restore order. Officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Northern Cyprus is a self-declared state only recognized by Turkey. The United Kingdom operates military base areas at Akrotiri and Dhekelia along Cyprus' southern coast. Greek and Turkish are the official languages, and Christianity is the majority religion followed by Islam. The currency of Cyprus was the Cypriot Pound, and its ISO 4217 currency code was CYP. Cyprus switched to the Euro currency in 2008.
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