Cyprus
Country in Southern Europe
Cyprus is a country in Southern Europe, with its capital in Nicosia. About 1.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 152nd most populous of the 195 countries. At 9,251 km², it is the 162nd largest country by area. It has no land borders.
Cyprus at a glance
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Population (2025)
- 1.4 million
- Area
- 9,251 km²
- Density
- 148 per km²
- Official languages
- Greek, Turkish
- Currency
- Euro
- People
- Cypriot
- Calling code
- +357
- Internet domain
- .cy
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is Cyprus?
How Cyprus compares
Population rank
152nd of 195
35th of 45 in Europe
Size rank
162nd of 195
38th of 45 in Europe
Crowding
148 per km²
More crowded than 69% of countries
- Similar in size: Lebanon (10,452 km²).
- Similar population: Trinidad and Tobago (1.4 million).
- The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia and 31 more.
- Greek is also an official language in 1 other country: Greece.
- Turkish is also an official language in 1 other country: Turkey.
The flag of Cyprus
Would you recognise Cyprus?
How players do with Cyprus
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Cyprus so far, from 822 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
67% right
125th hardest of 176 · 652 answers
Its flag
83% right
106th hardest of 145 · 47 answers
Its capital
81% right
31st hardest of 58 · 123 answers
- Players find Cyprus on the map in 67% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Greece.
- Players recognise the flag of Cyprus in 83% of tries.
- Players know that the capital of Cyprus is Nicosia in 81% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.
Cyprus has no land borders
Cyprus shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Cyprus
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Cyprus?
That's the flag of Cyprus.
2. What is the capital of Cyprus?
Nicosia is the capital of Cyprus.
3. Which has more people?
Cyprus has about 1.4 million people and Trinidad and Tobago about 1.4 million.
Questions about Cyprus
Is Cyprus a country?
Yes. Cyprus is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Cyprus?
The capital of Cyprus is Nicosia.
Does Cyprus have any land borders?
No. Cyprus is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is Cyprus?
Cyprus covers 9,251 km², about the same size as Lebanon (10,452 km²).
Is Cyprus hard to find on a map?
On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Cyprus in 67% of 652 tries, 125th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Greece.
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