CYPRUS

SAT-7 is a satellite television service for the Christians of the Middle East and North Africa.

International Office SAT-7 P. O. Box 26760 CY-1647 Nicosia Cyprus Phone: (357) 22-76 10 50 Fax: (357) 22-76 10 40 E-mail: mail@sat7.org

Cyprus Independence from the UK was approved in 1960 with constitutional guarantees by the Greek Cypriot majority to the Turkish Cypriot minority. In 1974, a Greek-sponsored attempt to seize the government was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled almost 40% of the island. Climate: temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, winters. Terrain: central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast. highest point: Olympus 1,951 m Natural resources: copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily and Sardinia) Population : 762,887 Nationality: noun: Cypriot(s) Ethnic groups: Greek 78% (99.5% of the Greeks live in the Greek Cypriot area; 0.5% of the Greeks live in the Turkish Cypriot area), Turkish 18% (1.3% of the Turks live in the Greek Cypriot area; 98.7% of the Turks live in the Turkish Cypriot area) Religions: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian Apostolic, and other 4% Languages: Greek, Turkish, English.