Cyprus–Greece relations
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Cypriot–Greek relations are the foreign relations between Cyprus and Greece. Cyprus has an embassy in Athens and a consulate-general in Thessaloniki. Greece has an embassy in Nicosia. Both countries are full members of the European Union, Council of Europe and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Relations between the two countries have been exceptionally close since antiquity. The Greek Cypriot majority in Cyprus and the ethnic Greek population of Greece share a common ethnicity, heritage, language, and religion, leading to an exceptionally close relationship between the two countries. Traditionally, Greece has been the major export and import partner of Cyprus.
Country comparison

Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Dimas with President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus Yiannakis Omirou in November 2011
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Population | 1,099,341 | 10,815,016 |
Area | 9,251 km2 (3,572sq mi) | 131,990 km2 (50,944sq mi) |
Population Density | 117/km2 (303/sq mi) | 85.3/km2 (221/sq mi) |
Capital | Nicosia | Athens |
Largest City | Nicosia – 310,355 (398,293Metro) | Athens – 3,074,160 (3,737,550Metro) |
Government | Presidential republic | Parliamentary republic |
Official languages | Greek and Turkish | Greek |
Main religions | 75% Christian, 18% Muslim, 7% Others | 98% Christianity, 1.3% Muslim, 0.7% Others |
Ethnic groups | 77% Greek Cypriot, 18% Turkish Cypriot, 5% Others | 93.76% Greeks, 4.32% Albanians, 0.39% Bulgarians, 0.23% Romanians, 0.18% Ukrainians, 0.14% Pakistani, 0.12% Russians, 0.12% Georgians, 0.09% Indians, 0.65% Others |
GDP (nominal) | US$24.949 billion (US$30,570 per capita) | US$303.065 billion ($27,073 per capita) |
GDP (PPP) | $23.723 billion ($29,074 per capita) | $294.339 billion ($26,293 per capita) |
Military expenditures | $510,000,000 (1.8% of GDP) | $7,502,000,000 (2.3% of GDP) |
Military Troops | 60,800 | 461,600 |
English Speakers | 73%[1] | 51%[1] |
Labour Forces | 403,000 | 5,010,000 |
See also
- Foreign relations of Cyprus
- Foreign relations of Greece
- Energy Triangle
- Greek Cypriots
- History of Cyprus
- Enosis
References
- 1 2 "Eurobarometer report 2012" (PDF).
External links
- Cyprus Ministry of Foreign Affairs: list of bilateral treaties with Greece
- Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relation with Cyprus
- Greek embassy in Nicosia
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