GeographicalArea: 9,251 sq. km. (3,572 sq. mi.); about the size of Connecticut, Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Terrain and Climate: Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, Central plain with mountain ranges to the north and south, temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Population: 792,604 (July 2008 est.)
Ethnicity: (1960 census): Greek (77%), Turkish (18%), Armenian and other (4%).
Capital: Nicosia
Government: Republic, based on English common law, with civil law modifications; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations. Executive--President elected to 5-yr. term. Legislative--unicameral House of Representatives, members elected to 5-yr. terms. Judicial--Supreme Court; six district courts,
Administrative subdivisions: Six, note: from December 1963, the Turkish Cypriots no longer participated in the government; negotiations to create the basis for a new or revised constitution to govern the island and for better relations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been held intermittently, unicameral - area under government control: House of Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats, 56 assigned to the Greek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots; note - only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Major Languages: Greek, Turkish, English
Major Religion: Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Maronite, Roman Catholic, Armenian Orthodox
Life Expectancy: 78.15 years
Monetary Unit: Cypriot pound (CYP); euro (EUR) after 1 January 2008, New Turkish Lira (NTL)
Exchange Controls and Taxation: Exchange Controls Abolished On 1 May 2004 ten European countries, including Cyprus, agreed as Member States of the European Union under the terms of the Treaty of Accession signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 to abolish Exchange Controls for foreigners. – Taxation – Yes in many instances
Stamp Tax: Yes
Main Exports: Exports--$1,619 billion: citrus, grapes, wine, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, clothing, and footwear
Compulsory Education: 6 in elementary; 3 in high school.
Major Industry: tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum production, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone, and clay products
Communication: Broad-spectrum evaluation: excellent in both area under government control and area administered by Turkish Cypriots domestic: open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
Internet: .cy
International dialing code: Greek Cyprus 1 + 357 and Turkish 1 + 90
Known as “tax-haven” for qualified individuals
Number of Banks:
Head of State:chief of state: President Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS (since 28 February 2008); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; post of vice president is currently vacant; under the 1960 constitution, the post is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot head of government: President Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS (since 28 February 2008)
Radio: area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004)
Television:area under government control: 8 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)
Time Zone: Cyprus is in the Eastern European Time Zone - EET/EEST Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time in Cyprus begins on the last Sunday in March at 1:00 am UTC and ends on the last Sunday in October at 1:00 am UTC,
Cyprus uses these time zone codes - EET = Eastern European Time = UTC (GMT) +2 hours, EEST = Eastern European Summer Time = UTC (GMT) + 3 hours
Airport: 13
Bank List – Divided into Categories
Banks Listed on Cyprus Stock Exchange
Bank of Cyprus Public Company LTD
Hellenic Bank Public Company LTD
Marfin Popular Bank Public Co LTD
Universal Bank Public LTD
Branches of Banks in the European Union
Banca Transylvania SA
Banque SBA SA
Barclays Bank PLC
Central Cooperative Bank PLC
DEPFA Bank PLC
Joint Stock Company Trasta Kornerbanka
National Bank of Greece SA
Subsidiaries of Foreign Banks
Αlpha Bank Cyprus LTD
BNP Paribas Cyprus LTD
Emporiki Bank – Cyprus Limited
Eurobank EFG Cyprus LTD
Kommunalkredit International Bank LTD
National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) LTD
Piraeus Bank of Cyprus LTD
Russian Commercial Bank (Cyprus) LTD
Societe Generale Cyprus LTD
Banks not members of European Union
Arab Jordan Investment Bank SA
Bank Med SAL
Bank of Beirut SAL
BBAC SA:
BLOM SAL
Byblos Bank SAL
Credit Libanais SAL
FBME Bank LTD
Industrial Commercial Avto VAZ Bank
Joint-Stock Commercial Bank Promsvyazbank
Jordan Kuwait Bank PLC
Jordan Ahli Bank PLC
Lebanon and Gulf Bank SAL
Lloyds TSB Offshore LTD
Privatbank Commercial Bank
Branch Offices
UBS AG
HSBC Bank PLC
Other Bank Licenses
Co-operative Central Bank LTD
Euroinvestment & Finance Public Limited
Housing Finance Corporation
Mortgage Bank of Cyprus LTD
The Cyprus Development Bank Public Company Limited
Euroinvestment & Finance Public Limited
Pancyprian Finance Public Company LTD
Cyprus
Full Name: Republic of Cyprus
GeographicalArea: 9,251 sq. km. (3,572 sq. mi.); about the size of Connecticut, Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey
Terrain and Climate: Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, Central plain with mountain ranges to the north and south, temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Population: 792,604 (July 2008 est.)
Ethnicity: (1960 census): Greek (77%), Turkish (18%), Armenian and other (4%).
Capital: Nicosia
Government: Republic, based on English common law, with civil law modifications; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations. Executive--President elected to 5-yr. term. Legislative--unicameral House of Representatives, members elected to 5-yr. terms. Judicial--Supreme Court; six district courts,
Administrative subdivisions: Six, note: from December 1963, the Turkish Cypriots no longer participated in the government; negotiations to create the basis for a new or revised constitution to govern the island and for better relations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been held intermittently, unicameral - area under government control: House of Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon (80 seats, 56 assigned to the Greek Cypriots, 24 to Turkish Cypriots; note - only those assigned to Greek Cypriots are filled; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Major Languages: Greek, Turkish, English
Major Religion: Greek Orthodox, Muslim, Maronite, Roman Catholic, Armenian Orthodox
Life Expectancy: 78.15 years
Monetary Unit: Cypriot pound (CYP); euro (EUR) after 1 January 2008, New Turkish Lira (NTL)
Exchange Controls and Taxation: Exchange Controls Abolished On 1 May 2004 ten European countries, including Cyprus, agreed as Member States of the European Union under the terms of the Treaty of Accession signed in Athens on 16 April 2003 to abolish Exchange Controls for foreigners. – Taxation – Yes in many instances
Stamp Tax: Yes
Main Exports: Exports--$1,619 billion: citrus, grapes, wine, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, clothing, and footwear
Compulsory Education: 6 in elementary; 3 in high school.
Major Industry: tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum production, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles, light chemicals, metal products, wood, paper, stone, and clay products
Communication: Broad-spectrum evaluation: excellent in both area under government control and area administered by Turkish Cypriots domestic: open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
Internet: .cy
International dialing code: Greek Cyprus 1 + 357 and Turkish 1 + 90
Known as “tax-haven” for qualified individuals
Number of Banks:
Head of State:chief of state: President Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS (since 28 February 2008); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government; post of vice president is currently vacant; under the 1960 constitution, the post is reserved for a Turkish Cypriot head of government: President Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS (since 28 February 2008)
Radio: area under government control: AM 5, FM 76, shortwave 0 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: AM 1, FM 20, shortwave 1 (2004)
Television:area under government control: 8 area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 2 (plus 4 relay) (2004)
Time Zone: Cyprus is in the Eastern European Time Zone - EET/EEST Daylight Saving Time or Summer Time in Cyprus begins on the last Sunday in March at 1:00 am UTC and ends on the last Sunday in October at 1:00 am UTC,
Cyprus uses these time zone codes - EET = Eastern European Time = UTC (GMT) +2 hours, EEST = Eastern European Summer Time = UTC (GMT) + 3 hours
Airport: 13
Bank List – Divided into Categories
Banks Listed on Cyprus Stock Exchange
Bank of Cyprus Public Company LTD
Hellenic Bank Public Company LTD
Marfin Popular Bank Public Co LTD
Universal Bank Public LTD
Branches of Banks in the European Union
Banca Transylvania SA
Banque SBA SA
Barclays Bank PLC
Central Cooperative Bank PLC
DEPFA Bank PLC
Joint Stock Company Trasta Kornerbanka
National Bank of Greece SA
Subsidiaries of Foreign Banks
Αlpha Bank Cyprus LTD
BNP Paribas Cyprus LTD
Emporiki Bank – Cyprus Limited
Eurobank EFG Cyprus LTD
Kommunalkredit International Bank LTD
National Bank of Greece (Cyprus) LTD
Piraeus Bank of Cyprus LTD
Russian Commercial Bank (Cyprus) LTD
Societe Generale Cyprus LTD
Banks not members of European Union
Arab Jordan Investment Bank SA
Bank Med SAL
Bank of Beirut SAL
BBAC SA:
BLOM SAL
Byblos Bank SAL
Credit Libanais SAL
FBME Bank LTD
Industrial Commercial Avto VAZ Bank
Joint-Stock Commercial Bank Promsvyazbank
Jordan Kuwait Bank PLC
Jordan Ahli Bank PLC
Lebanon and Gulf Bank SAL
Lloyds TSB Offshore LTD
Privatbank Commercial Bank
Branch Offices
UBS AG
HSBC Bank PLC
Other Bank Licenses
Co-operative Central Bank LTD
Euroinvestment & Finance Public Limited
Housing Finance Corporation
Mortgage Bank of Cyprus LTD
The Cyprus Development Bank Public Company Limited
