Cyprus, translated into Greek as "the land of copper". But with unbridled overexploitation, Cyprus now has few copper resources left, so the Cypriot government has turned to offshore abundant oil and gas.
Although Cyprus is geographically Asian, it is a member of the European Union, and the Cypriot men's football team is often featured in major European leagues.
Because the first inhabitants of Cyprus were Greeks, the island of Paphos in Cyprus became the birthplace of the Greek goddess Aphrodite. But in history, Cyprus never seemed to have appeared as a state, always occupied by various countries, until August 16, 1960, when the Cypriots finally "turned over the serfs and sang"!
About 9,000 years ago, ancient Egyptian civilization spread throughout Cyprus, and the Cypriots also domesticated cats brought by ancient Egyptians into pets, so Cyprus is also the world's first place to raise pet cats.
Most scholars agree that Cyprus is the birthplace of the world's wines. And Cypriots do love to drink, but no matter how they drink, Greeks and Turks have never been together!
Ancient Cyprus was not actually a country, it has always been under the rule of major empires, such as Assyria, ancient Egypt, Persia, ancient Rome, Byzantium, Ottoman, etc., and finally the Greeks of the Byzantine Empire became the main nation of Cyprus.
Cyprus, with a land area of less than 10,000 square kilometers, has two countries and four regimes, South Cyprus is pro-Greece and North Cyprus is pro-Turkey, but North Cyprus is not recognized by all countries except Turkey.
When we go to Cyprus, we can only enter from the South Cyprus, as for why did the North and South Cyprus arise? It is said that after secession from Britain, Cyprus was in a dispute over whether to join Greece or Turkey.
As the third largest island in the Mediterranean, Cyprus is mainly composed of mountains and plains, and there are basically no large rivers in Cyprus, and most of the drinking water here is imported, making it one of the countries with the most scarce fresh water resources in the world.
Cyprus has a typical subtropical Mediterranean climate, so the sun exposure time is very long, in the solar power generation has a unique advantage, so about 35% of Cyprus' electricity energy, from solar power. In addition, Cyprus is also a world-famous tanning destination.
Today, Cyprus' national economy is mainly based on tourism and finance, and as a developed country, there are no railways, and transportation is mainly by sea and land, making it the fourth largest ship registry in the world.
Cyprus is a city of beauty, known as the Asian version of Venezuela, and it is said that at least one in five participants in international beauty pageants are Cypriot nationals. Moreover, in Cyprus to get married and buy a house, the dowry is all purchased by the woman. And in Cyprus, boys who can sing and dance music are the most popular.
Historic Nicosia, not only the capital of South Cyprus, but also the capital of Northern Cyprus, is the largest city in the entire island, but in Nicosia, all public institutions and facilities are two, such as two mayors.
Famagusta is a famous "ghost town" in Cyprus, although it was once very prosperous, but because of the occupation of the Turkish army, the local Greek ethnic group was forced to move to the South Island, and the United Nations agreement stipulates that the Turkish community is not allowed to use the local Greek property, so until now, the hotels and houses there are empty, as if they were sealed in dust.
Cyprus girls love perfume very much, almost every street, everywhere smell of musk, and no matter how you visit any store in Cyprus, there are all kinds of styles and types of perfumes. This is not surprising, as perfume is a national treasure in Cyprus and the oldest perfume in the world was found here.