Time zone: GMT + 2 hours
Location: Middle East, island in the Mediterranean Sea, south of Turkey. The island is split in two with a Greek Cypriot area in the south, a Turkish Cypriot area in the north an a UN demilitarised zone in between.
Capital: Nicosia
Currency: Greek Cypriot area: Cypriot pound (currency code CYP); Turkish Cypriot area: Turkish lira (currency code TRL)
Languages: Greek (in south), Turkish (in north), English. Business language: all 3.
Airport authority contact information: Department of Civil Aviation, Nicosia, Cyprus. Telephone: +357 2240 4100
Airports: In 2005 Cyprus had 17 airports, 13 of which have a paved runway, the most significant of which are:
Episkopi Airport
Ercan Airport
Gecitkale Airport
Larnaca Airport
Paphos Airport
