Cyprus is a Middle Eastern island in the Mediterranean Sea, located just south of Turkey. It covers an area slightly more than half the size of Connecticut. Cyprus is divided into two portions by a United Nations Buffer Zone. The northern portion is under Turkish control and the southern portion is loyal to Greece. The climate is temperate with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. The terrain consists of a central plain with mountains in the north and south and scattered but significant plains along the southern coast. Natural resources include copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble and clay earth pigment.

Although small and unstable, the Greek Cypriot economy is relatively successful with the GDP for the Republic of Cyprus at $21,600; north Cyprus GDP is $7,135. The composition by sectors for the Republic of Cyprus is: agriculture (3.8%), industry (20%), and services (76.2%). For north Cyprus it is: agriculture (11%), industry (20%), services (69%) (2003 est.) Unemployment is low. However, the country's economy (dependent on tourism) is affected by the political instability. The Turkish Cypriot economy has roughly one-third of the per capita GDP of the south. In the north, economic growth tends to be volatile, given north Cyprus's relative isolation, bloated public sector, reliance on the Turkish lira, and small market size. As a result, Turkey provides direct and indirect aid to nearly every sector of this economy.

Cyprus has around 86,228 Telephone lines and 298,000 Internet users

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