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Cyprus     [341]
   Group:
   Country: Cyprus   Region: Mediterranean Sea
Lat: 35.10º N   Long : 33.40º E
Area: 9234.4 sq. km   Altitude: 2021 m
Shoreline: 650.3 km (scale 1:1000000)   Coastal Index: 0.0704
Depth to nearest land: >500 m
Nearest island: 80 km   group: 80 km
Nearest continent: Asia    Distance: 80 km    Isolation Index: 27
ISLAND TYPE: continental      Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE:   mediterranean  mean 10-27øC, hot dry summer
ECOSYSTEMS:           
Forest in Troodos Mountains   Forest
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
  Population: 685000 (1983)   Density: 74.2 persons/sq. km
  Growth Rate: 1.3%/yr   Increasing slowly
  Major Human Activities: tourism (15% of GNP)
  Habitat:   Urban Pop: 124300  Urban Indicator: 2
  Accessibility: port, airport  Annual tourist arrivals: 1750000
  Percent population in agr/mining/fishing: 21%   Human Threat Indicator: 1
  Gross Domestic Product: $ 3986 per capita    Economic Pressure Indicator: 2
DATA RELIABILITY:    Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX     HI: 10
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX   CI-Terrestrial: 1   Low
CI-Marine: 0   Low
Last updated: 22/07/90

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