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Cyprus (Greek: Κ?προ), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπρικ? Δημοκρατ?α), is an island nation east of the Mediterranean Sea with Nicosia as its capital.  The northern part of the island of Northern Cyprus (Turkish part) is inhabited by Muslim and Turkish-speaking Cypriots, and the southern (European) part of the island is generally Cypriot (Greek).  In Cyprus both Greek and Turkish are official languages.  The Greeks are Orthodox Christians and the Turkish Cypriots are Muslims.

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The island of Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean after Sardinia and Sicily [2] and the Republic of Cyprus is a member of the European Union.  Cyprus is a Mediterranean tourist destination and joined the Eurozone on 1 January 2008.

 The total population of the island is one million and one hundred thousand people and the population of the Republic of Cyprus excluding Northern Cyprus is 620 thousand people.  Fifty-seven percent of the island"s population is Greek and 43 percent is Turkish Cypriot.

 Due to its strategic location, the island has historically been invaded and occupied by various empires, including the Hittites, Assyrians, Egyptians, Achaemenids, Greeks, Mufaddians, Romans, Byzantines, Ottomans, and Arabs.

 The island has been divided since 1974, when the Turkish army invaded northern Cyprus in response to a Greek coup.  The Greek-held southern part of Cyprus then joined the European Union, but the northern Turkish part remained.  The northern part of Cyprus is recognized only by Turkey as an independent state. [3] The name Cyprus is derived from the word Cyprus (copper) due to its abundant copper exports in the distant past.