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1 The main harbours of the island are Limassol harbour and ________ harbour, which service cargo, passenger, and cruise ships.

2 ________, the island is subdivided into four main segments.

3 When was Cyprus established?

4 The majority of the play ________ by William Shakespeare is set on the island of Cyprus.

5 How many square miles is Cyprus in area?

6 Which of the following lead to the establishment of Cyprus?

7 What timezone is Cyprus in?

8 A5 connects A1 near Kofinou with A3 by ________

9 The population density of Cyprus: How many people are there per square kilometre?

10 The northern part is an exclave, like the two villages, whereas the southern part is located by the sea and therefore not an exclave although it has no ________ of its own.

đź’ˇ Interesting Facts

  • during the Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–1573, the 8,500-strong Venetian garrison of Famagusta in Cyprus held out for eleven months against an Ottoman army of 200,000 men?
  • in 1902, 23-year-old British archaeozoologist Dorothea Bate discovered a new species of dwarf elephant in a cave on the island of Cyprus?
  • the Cypriot women's basketball team was disqualified at the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie for exceeding the permitted number of naturalized players?
  • despite being born in Harlow, England, Alex Stavrinou qualified to play for the Cyprus youth football team through his father's Cypriot heritage?
  • among all European Union member states, Cyprus is the only presidential republic? (pictured: EU flag)
  • Scorpions were transported to Cyprus in 1974 to protect the British Sovereign Base Areas during the Turkish Invasion?
  • Section 171 of the Criminal Code of Cyprus, which prohibited homosexual acts between men, was repealed just eight days before a May 29, 1998 deadline set by the Council of Europe?
  • "Comme Ci, Comme Ça" was performed in French at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, despite being the Cypriot entry?
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