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Geography Of CyprusLocation: Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey Geographic coordinates: Map references: Middle East Area:
total: 9,250 km² (of which 3,355 km² are in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
land: 9,240 km²
water: 10 km² Area - comparative: about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 648 km Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm Climate: temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, variably rainy winters; mean annual precipitation from 1971 to 2000 was 460 mm Terrain: central plain (Mesaoria) with the Kyrenia and Pentadactylos mountains to the north and the Troodos mountain range to the south and west; scattered but significant plains along the southern coast Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Olympus 1,953 m Natural resources: copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment Land use:
arable land: 12%
permanent crops: 5%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 13%
other: 70% (1993 est.) Irrigated land: 400 km² (1999 UN est.) Natural hazards: moderate earthquake activity Environment - current issues: water resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquifer, increased salination in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanization Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants - See also : Cyprus
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