Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey

Coastline:

648 Kilometres

Geographic coordinates:

35 00 N, 33 00 E

Map:

Middle East

land usage:

arable land: 7.79%
permanent crops: 4.44%
other: 87.77%

Copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment and fresh produce

temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

Maximum Elevations:

lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Olympus 1,951 m

moderate earthquake activity; droughts

environmental issues:

water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization

maratime cliams on cyprus:

continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Capital city:

nicosia

Note:

Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean after sicily & sardinia