Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 240V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Cyprus
- +357
What every visitor should know about Cyprus:
- Money
- The currency is the Euro (EUR). 1 euro is worth about US$1.44.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 5 out of 5 (Very safe)
- Capital
- Nicosia (Lefkosia)
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
Cyprus facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 796,740
- Language
- Greek, Turkish, English
- Ethnicity
- Greek 77%, Turkish 18%, other 5%
Economy
- GDP
- US$29,200 (per capita)
- Income equality
- Very high