European Union Project Name: Cillian McCarthy Country: Cyprus !
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Map of Europe Showing Cyprus
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Map of Cyprus
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Flag and National Anthem of Cyprus
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Ethnicity (Race)
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Population of Cyprus Overall:1,102,677 Capital City: Lefkosia
(population, 197,600) Population of other main cities: 905077
Currency: Euro There is 4.8% unemployment in Cyprus
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Economic Activities Services: Cyprus provides many software and
security services from a range of companies, such as CP Security,
Power Image Services Ltd and Allied Asset Management. Their main
trading partners are UK, Greece, Germany, UAE, France, Italy,
Japan, Israel, Netherlands and China.
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Main Industries of Cyprus The main industries of Cyprus are
tourism, food and beverage processing, cement and gypsum
production, ship repair and refurbishment, textiles and light
chemicals. 38.2% of the labor force are involved in
industries.
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Brief history of Cyprus. Cyprus was the site of early
Phoenician and Greek colonies. It fell to the Turks in 1571. In
world war one, Britain annexed the island, it was declared a crown
colony in 1925 The Greeks fought against Britain in a guerrilla
war
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Brief history of Cyprus In 1941, during the second world war,
Britain offered Cyprus to Greece, this time in return for military
action in Bulgaria. The suggestion was rejected. After World War
II, when 30,000 Cypriots fought in the British army, calls for
enosis were renewed. A plebiscite organized in 1950 by Makarios,
later Archbishop Makarios III, showed that 96% of the Greek
Cypriots supported union with Greece. However, it has been reported
that excommunication was a stick used to encourage the overwhelming
vote. Furthermore, it is doubtful that many Cypriots understood the
full implications of enosis, quite apart from the fact that it was
anathema to the Turkish Cypriot minority.
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Famous for Cypress is famous for its unique position on the
global scale in terms of its proximity to the continents of Asia,
Africa, and Europe. It is also known for having over its dramatic
histories and the sunny climate present there. All this make it a
favoured tourist destination.
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Famous People Stelios Haji-Ioannou Stelios is the founder of
EasyJet airline and one of Cyprus's favourite celebrities, Starting
Easy Jet at the age of 28, this billionaire is of Greek Cypriot
origins, however he now resides in London, Monaco and Athens.
Stelios (who prefers to be called by his first name) was the son of
a very successful Greek shipping owner from whom he received the
capital to launch his own shipping business at the age of just 25.
After selling that company to a rival, Stelios launched easyJet
airlines and to this day remains the biggest single shareholder, He
has since started a huge range of ventures including easyHotel,
easyCar, easyBus and many more.
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Famous People Marcos Baghdatis Marcos is a Cyprian golden child
and pro tennis player A 2006 Wimbledon semi finalist and Australian
Open runner up, Marcos has had an exemplary career. Stavros Flatley
Demetrius and Lago are a father and son act who entertained with
their comedy dance act in Britain's Got Talent 2009. It was a
bizarre but humorous act that kept the viewers glued to their
screens. The duo are Greek Cypriots who currently reside in London,
where Demetrius once ran a Greek restaurant. It was there he first
started doing his entertaining dances, after dinner was served in
the restaurant. It's a tongue in cheek act, where Stavros is a
typical Greek Cypriot name and Flatley refers to the famous Irish
River Dancer. They've reportedly signed a 100K deal to dance at
Greek Restaurants.