Population: 709,343 (July 1991), growth rate 1.0% (1991)

Birth rate: 18 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: 8 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: 0 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: 10 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: 73 years male, 78 years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: 2.4 children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Cypriot(s); adjective--Cypriot

Ethnic divisions: Greek 78%; Turkish 18%; other 4%

Religion: Greek Orthodox 78%, Muslim 18%, Maronite, Armenian, Apostolic, and other 4%

Language: Greek, Turkish, English

Literacy: 90% (male 96%, female 85%) age 10 and over can read and write (1976)

Labor force: Greek area--246,100; services 42%, industry 33%, agriculture 22%; Turkish area--NA (1989)

Organized labor: 156,000 (1985 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Cyprus on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cyprus People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cyprus People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.