Public debt:
Republic of Cyprus: 74.9% of GDP (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products:
citrus, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, vegetables, poultry,
pork, lamb, kids, dairy, cheese
Industries:
tourism, food and beverage processing; cement and gypsum
production; ship repair and refurbishment; textiles; light
chemicals; metal products; wood, paper, stone, and clay products
Industrial production growth rate:
Republic of Cyprus: 0.4% (2002); north Cyprus: −0.3% (2002)
Electricity - production:
4 billion kWh; north Cyprus: NA kWh (2003)
Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)
Electricity - consumption: Republic of Cyprus: 3.663 billion kWh (2003); north Cyprus: 602 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports:
0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports:
0 kWh (2002)
Oil - production:
300 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil - consumption:
Republic of Cyprus: 49,000 bbl/day (2001 est.)
Oil - exports:
NA
Oil - imports:
NA
Current account balance:
$-619.9 million (2004 est.)
Exports:
Republic of Cyprus: $1.094 billion f.o.b. north Cyprus: $49.3
million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Exports - commodities:
Republic of Cyprus: citrus, potatoes, pharmaceuticals, cement,
clothing and cigarettes; north Cyprus: citrus, potatoes, textiles
Exports - partners:
UK 27.2%, Greece 11.9%, Germany 5%, UAE 4.8% (2004)
Imports:
Republic of Cyprus: $5.258 billion f.o.b. north Cyprus: $415.2
million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports - commodities:
Republic of Cyprus: consumer goods, petroleum and lubricants,
intermediate goods, machinery, transport equipment; north Cyprus:
vehicles, fuel, cigarettes, food, minerals, chemicals, machinery
Imports - partners:
Greece 15.2%, Italy 10.5%, Germany 8.9%, UK 8.6%, France 6.3%,
Japan 4.7%, Israel 4.4%, China 4% (2004)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
Republic of Cyprus: $3.385 billion
north Cyprus: $941.6 million (2004 est.)
Debt - external:
Republic of Cyprus: $7.327 billion; north Cyprus: $NA (2004 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
Republic of Cyprus - $17 million (1998); north Cyprus - $700
million from Turkey in grants and loans, which are usually forgiven
(2003)
Currency (code):
Greek Cypriot area: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriot area:
Turkish lira (TRL)
Currency code:
CYP; TRL
Exchange rates:
Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107
(2002), 0.6431 (2001), 0.6224 (2000), Turkish lira per US dollar
1.426 million (2004), 1.501 million (2003), 1.507 million (2002),
1.226 million (2001), 625,200 (2000)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Cyprus
Telephones - main lines in use:
Republic of Cyprus: 427,400 (2002); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
Republic of Cyprus: 417,900 (2002); north Cyprus: 143,178 (2002)
Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent in both Republic of Cyprus and north
Cyprus areas
domestic: open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international: country code - 357; tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial
and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3
Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2
Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat
Radio broadcast stations:
Republic of Cyprus: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); north Cyprus:
AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios:
Greek Cypriot area: 310,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 56,450
(1994)
Television broadcast stations:
Republic of Cyprus: 4 (plus 225 low-power repeaters) (September
1995); north Cyprus: 4 (plus 5 repeaters) (September 1995)
Televisions:
Greek Cypriot area: 248,000 (1997); Turkish Cypriot area: 52,300
(1994)
Internet country code:
.cy
Internet hosts:
5,901 (2004)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
6 (2000)
Internet users:
210,000 (2002)
Transportation Cyprus
Highways:
total: 13,943 km (Republic of Cyprus: 11,593 km; north Cyprus:
2,350 km)
paved: Republic of Cyprus: 7,211 km; north Cyprus: 1,370 km
unpaved: Republic of Cyprus: 4,382 km; north Cyprus: 980 km
(2002/1996 est.)
Ports and harbors:
Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Vasilikos
Merchant marine:
total: 972 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 22,016,374 GRT/35,760,004 DWT
by type: bulk carrier 384, cargo 248, chemical tanker 45, container
125, liquefied gas 4, passenger 8, passenger/cargo 19, petroleum
tanker 103, refrigerated cargo 19, roll on/roll off 12, vehicle
carrier 5
foreign-owned: 899 (Austria 2, Belgium 1, Canada 10, China 8,
Croatia 3, Cuba 5, Egypt 1, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 236, Greece
396, Hong Kong 2, India 2, Iran 2, Israel 3, Japan 18, Latvia 7,
Monaco 1, Netherlands 12, Norway 14, Philippines 1, Poland 20,