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Cyprus Government 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/cyprus/cyprus_government.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Country name
Data code CY Government type
republic
National capital
Nicosia
Administrative divisions 6 districts; Famagusta, Kyrenia, Larnaca, Limassol, Nicosia, Paphos; note - Turkish Cypriot area administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Nicosia and Larnaca Independence
16 August 1960 (from UK)
National holiday
Independence Day, 1 October
Constitution 16 August 1960; negotiations to create the basis for a new or revised constitution to govern the island and to better relations between Greek and Turkish Cypriots have been held intermittently; in 1975 Turkish Cypriots created their own constitution and governing bodies within the "Turkish Federated State of Cyprus," which was renamed the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" in 1983; a new constitution for the Turkish Cypriot area passed by referendum on 5 May 1985 Legal system based on common law, with civil law modifications Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Executive branch
Legislative branch
unicameral - Greek Cypriot area: House of Representatives or Vouli Antiprosopon
(80 seats of which only 56 assigned to the Greek Cypriots are filled; members
are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms); Turkish Cypriot area:
Assembly of the Republic or Cumhuriyet Meclisi (50 seats; members are elected
by popular vote to serve five-year terms)
Judicial branch
Supreme Court, judges are appointed by the Supreme Council of Judicature
Political parties and leaders Greek Cypriot area: Restorative Party of the Working People or AKEL (Communist Party) [Dimitrios CHRISTOFIAS]; Democratic Rally or DISY [Nikos ANASTASIADHIS]; Democratic Party or DIKO [Spyros KYPRIANOU]; United Democratic Union of Cyprus or EDEK [Vassos LYSSARIDIS]; Eurodemocratic Renewal Movement [Alexis GALANOS]; United Democrats Movement or EDI (formerly Free Democrats Movement or KED) [George VASSILIOU]; New Horizons [Nikolaos KOUTSOU, secretary general]; Ecologists [Yeoryios PERDHIKIS]; Turkish Cypriot area: National Unity Party or UBP [Dervis EROGLU]; Communal Liberation Party or TKP [Mustafa AKINCI]; Republican Turkish Party or CTP [Mehmet ALI TALAT]; Unity and Sovereignty Party or BEP [Arif Salih KIRDAG]; Democratic Party or DP [Serdar DENKTASH]; National Birth Party or UDP [Enuer EMIN]; New Cyprus Party of YKP [Alpay DURDURAN]; Our Party or BP [Okyay SADIKOGLU] Political pressure groups and leaders Pan-Cyprian Labor Federation or PEO (Communist controlled); Confederation of Cypriot Workers or SEK (pro-West); Federation of Turkish Cypriot Labor Unions or Turk-Sen; Confederation of Revolutionary Labor Unions or Dev-Is International organization participation C, CCC, CE, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAS (observer), OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO Diplomatic representation in the US
Diplomatic representation from the US
Flag description
white with a copper-colored silhouette of the island (the name Cyprus
is derived from the Greek word for copper) above two green crossed olive branches
in the center of the flag; the branches symbolize the hope for peace and reconciliation
between the Greek and Turkish communities
NOTE: The information regarding Cyprus on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Cyprus Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Cyprus Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |