1. CYPRUS
ANGELOS VANDOROS E’2

2. MAP

3. GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
Cyprus is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, off the coasts of Syria and Turkey. Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, and a member state of the European Union. It is located south of Turkey, west of Syria and Lebanon, northwest of Israel and Palestine, north of Egypt and east of Greece.

4. CLIMATE
Cyprus has a subtropical climate with very mild winters and warm to hot summers

5. TRATITIONAL CUISINE Halloumi cheese originated in Cyprus
 souvlaki (pork and chicken cooked over charcoal), and sheftalia (minced meat wrapped in mesentery). Pourgouri (bulguri, cracked wheat) is the traditional source of carbohydrate other than bread

6. FAMOUS HUMANS Anna Vissi, popular singer
The most renowned Cypriot director to have worked abroad is Michael Cacoyannis
The Country’s first Olympic metal ,a silver metal, was won by sailor Pavlos Kontides ,

7. RELIGION The majority of Greek Cypriots identify as Greek Orthodox,
As from 1st January 2008 the Cyprus pound has been replaced by the Euro as the legal tender money of Cyprus at the irrevocable fixed exchange rate € 1 = CY£ 0,

8. SIGHTS CHURCH OF AGIOS LAZAROS, LARNAKA
The church of Agios Lazaros is built on the coastal zone of the city of Larnaka and is the primary place of worship of Agios Lazaros in Cyprus. 
KOLOSSI CASTLE
The castle is located at the south edge of Kolossi village, which is situated on a coastal plain about 11 kilometres west of Limassol. It is one of the most important extant fortification works of the Frankish period, an impressive, square, well-built building comprised of three floors. 

9. SIGHTS TOMBS OF THE KINGS
The 'Tombs of the Kings' is the splendid necropolis that is located just outside the walls, to the north and east of Pafos town. 

10. FLORA AND FAUNA
With its approximately species, subspecies and varieties of flowering plants, Cyprus is an extremely interesting place for nature lovers and has all the attributes which make it a botanist's paradise. Being an island, it is sufficiently isolated to allow the evolution of a strong endemic flowering element. 

11. FLORA AND FAUNA
The present-day fauna of Cyprus includes some 7 species of land mammals, 26 species of amphibians and reptiles, 365 species of birds, and a great variety of insects, while the coastal waters of the island give shelter to 197 fish species and various species of crabs, sponges and Echinodermata.
The largest wild animal that still lives on the island is the Cyprus moufflon (Ovis orientalis ophion), a rare type of wild sheep that can only be found in Cyprus. Cyprus is used by millions of birds as a stopover during their migration from Europe to Africa and back. 

12. ANTHEM
Σε γνωρίζω από την κόψη Του σπαθιού την τρομερή, Σε γνωρίζω από την όψη Που με βιά μετρά τη γη. 2. Απ’ τα κόκαλα βγαλμένη Των Ελλήνων τα ιερά, Και σαν πρώτα ανδρειωμένη, Χαίρε, ω χαίρε, Ελευθεριά!

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