topicmapsforge.org - Factbook Map

Sample Questions

Properties
Participations

Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	11.38	Per 1000 Inhabitants	171	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	6.42	Per 1000 Inhabitants	154	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	9.57	Per 1000 Live Births	155	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	77.66	Years	53	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	11.68	Per 1000 Inhabitants	5	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	1.66	Percent	77	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.45	Born per Woman	190	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	4502	Gigawatt hour	115	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	193	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	0	1 Mil. Cubic metre	192	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-0.80	Percent	120	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	21200	Dollar	58	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	22790	Million dollar	117	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-3.50	Percent	99	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	0.90	Percent	40	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	59	1000 Barrel per day	94	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	0	1000 Barrel per day	184	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	4.80	Percent	43	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	9251	Square kilometer	170			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.10	Percent	142			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	1000		142			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	1102677		157			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
International Organization of the French-speaking World	founded around a common language to promote and spread the cultures of its members and to reinforce cultural and technical cooperation between them	associate member
Australia Group	to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Council of Europe	to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
European Investment Bank	to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors, the EEC and the EC
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nuclear Suppliers Group	to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon	to confirm the withdrawal of Israeli forces, and assist in reestablishing Lebanese authority in southern Lebanon;established by the UN Security Council
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
Economic and Monetary Union
European Union

Names

Cyprus : Name
Republic of Cyprus : Longname
Kypros/Kibris : Name
- Local
reified by Kypros/Kibris
Kypriaki Dimokratia/Kibris Cumhuriyeti : Longname
- Local

Description

A former British colony, Cyprus became independent in 1960 following years of resistance to British rule. Tensions between the Greek Cypriot majority and Turkish Cypriot minority came to a head in December 1963, when violence broke out in the capital of Nicosia. Despite the deployment of UN peacekeepers in 1964, sporadic intercommunal violence continued forcing most Turkish Cypriots into enclaves throughout the island. In 1974, a Greek Government-sponsored attempt to seize control of Cyprus was met by military intervention from Turkey, which soon controlled more than a third of the island. In 1983, the Turkish Cypriot-occupied area declared itself the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" ("TRNC"), but it is recognized only by Turkey. The election of a new Cypriot president in 2008 served as the impetus for the UN to encourage both the Turkish and Cypriot Governments to reopen unification negotiations. In September 2008, the leaders of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities started negotiations under UN auspices aimed at reuniting the divided island. The entire island entered the EU on 1 May 2004, although the EU acquis - the body of common rights and obligations - applies only to the areas under the internationally recognized Greek Cypriot Government, and is suspended in the areas administered by Turkish Cypriots. However, individual Turkish Cypriots able to document their eligibility for Republic of Cyprus citizenship legally enjoy the same rights accorded to other citizens of European Union states.