The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ ratio:

      at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

      under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female

      15–64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

      65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

      total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 9.57 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 155 male: 11.46 deaths/1,000 live births

      female: 7.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 77.66 years country comparison to the world: 52 male: 74.88 years

      female: 80.57 years (2010 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.45 children born/woman (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 193

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      0.1% (2003 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      fewer than 1,000 (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 142

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

      Nationality:

      noun: Cypriot(s)

      adjective: Cypriot

      Ethnic groups:

      Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5% (2001)

      Religions:

      Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, other (includes Maronite and

       Armenian Apostolic) 4%

      Languages:

      Greek (official), Turkish (official), English

      Literacy:

      definition: age 15 and over can read and write

      total population: 97.6%

      male: 98.9%

      female: 96.3% (2001 census)

      School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

      total: 14 years

      male: 14 years

      female: 14 years (2008)

      Education expenditures:

      7.1% of GDP (2007) country comparison to the world: 19

      Government ::Cyprus

      Country name:

      conventional long form: Republic of Cyprus

      conventional short form: Cyprus

      local long form: Kypriaki Dimokratia/Kibris Cumhuriyeti

      local short form: Kypros/Kibris

      note: the Turkish Cypriot community, which administers the northern part of the island, refers to itself as the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC")

      Government type:

      republic

      note: a separation of the two ethnic communities inhabiting the island began following the outbreak of communal strife in 1963; this separation was further solidified after the Turkish intervention in July 1974 that followed a Greek military-junta-supported coup attempt that gave the Turkish Cypriots de facto control in the north; Greek Cypriots control the only internationally recognized government; on 15 November 1983 Turkish Cypriot "President" Rauf DENKTASH declared independence and the formation of a "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), which is recognized only by Turkey

      Capital:

      name: Nicosia (Lefkosia)

      geographic coordinates: 35 10 N, 33 22 E

      time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

      daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

      Administrative divisions:

      6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos; note - Turkish Cypriot area's administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Nicosia (Lefkosia) and Larnaca

      Independence:

      16 August 1960 (from the UK); note - Turkish Cypriots proclaimed self-rule on 13 February 1975 and independence in 1983, but these proclamations are only recognized by Turkey

      National holiday:

      Independence Day, 1 October (1960); note - Turkish Cypriots celebrate 15 November (1983) as Independence Day

      Constitution:

      16 August 1960

      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 since the mid-1960s; in 1975, following the 1974 Turkish intervention, Turkish Cypriots created their own constitution and governing bodies within the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus," which became the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)" when the Turkish Cypriots declared independence in 1983; a new constitution for the "TRNC" passed by referendum on 5 May 1985, although the "TRNC" remains unrecognized by any country other than Turkey

      Legal system:

      based on English common law with civil law modifications; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

      Suffrage:

      18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

      chief of state: President Demetris 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 Demetris CHRISTOFIAS (since 28 February 2008)

      cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed jointly by the president and vice president (For more information visit the World Leaders website ) elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year СКАЧАТЬ