Asia · Western Asia
Cyprus
Cyprus covers about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²), the 174th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Trinidad and Tobago, at about 5,120 km².
- 5,400km²Area, main territory
- 1.3 millionPopulation
- 0.18In Belgiums
50 km
- Cyprus
Facts
| Area, main territory | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 9,240 km²Wikidata · 42% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.18 |
| Capital | Nicosia |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 249 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 35°N |
| In other languages | Chipre Español · Republik Zypern Deutsch · Chypre Français · Chipre Português · キプロス 日本語 · 塞浦路斯 中文 · 키프로스 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#46 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Cyprus
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 3,147× the size of Cyprus.
- At 249 people per km², Cyprus is the 28th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Cyprus looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Cyprus's main territory stretches about 63 km north to south and 166 km east to west.
- Our measured 5,400 km² is 42% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,240 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Cyprus measures up
Cyprus holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 17th largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 5,400 km² | 173rd of 239 |
| Population | 1.3 million | 158th of 237 |
| Density | 249 per km² | 28th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 34.9°N | 70th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Cyprus is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.18× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 584 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 1,570 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 1,751 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 3,147 its size |
Where Cyprus sits
- Cyprus's centre lies at 34.9°N, 33.0°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 3,880 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 35°N to 35°N, about 60 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Cyprus had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Cyprus would have 6.8 million people. It has 1.3 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Cyprus would have 20,000 people. It has 1.3 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 390,000.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11