{"id":50485,"date":"2026-05-22T14:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T08:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=50485"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T09:23:48","slug":"cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cyprus\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cyprus Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prime Minister of India will hold talks with the President of Cyprus in New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cyprus<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Eurasian island country.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>extreme northeastern corner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/mediterranean-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mediterranean Sea<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, south of the Anatolian peninsula.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Neighbouring Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Turkey (North), Syria (East), and Lebanon (Southeast).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a member of the <\/span><b>European Union (EU).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Capital City: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicosia\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Geographical Features of Cyprus<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>the third largest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mediterranean island <\/span><b>after Sicily and Sardinia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Climate:<\/b> <b>Temperate and Mediterranean<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with dry summers and variably rainy winters.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Major Cities:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Limassol, Larnaca, Famagusta, and Paphos.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Mountain Ranges:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Kyrenia and Troodos Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mount Olympus (1,952 m).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pedieos is the longest river in Cyprus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Natural Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It mainly consists of Copper, <\/span><b>pyrites, asbestos, gypsum<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/pm-narendra-modi-to-hold-talks-with-president-of-cyprus-nikos-christodoulides-in-new-delhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyprus is located in the extreme northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Anatolian peninsula. 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