PEOPLE

POPULATION:
July 1993 estimated population is 723,371

POPULATION DENSITY:
77.5 persons per sq km

POPULATION GROWTH:
0.94% (1993 est.)

POPULATION DISTRIBUTION (1990):
62% urban, 38% rural

BIRTH RATE:
17.14 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)

DEATH RATE:
7.74 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)

INFANT MORTALITY RATE:
9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH:

TOTAL FERTILITY RATE:
2.34 children born/woman (1993 est.)

PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION UNDER AGE 15:
25.8%

PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION OVER AGE 65:
10.2%

ETHNICK DIVISIONS:
Greek 78%, Turkish 18%, other 4%

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

LANGUAGES:
The Greek Cypriots use the Greek language (a harmonic dialect of it!!) wheareas the Turkish Cypriots speak Turkish.

LITERACY:
age 15 and over can read and write (1987)

LABOR FORCE:

Greek Cypriots: 282,000
- by occupation: services 57%, industry 29%, agriculture 14% (1991)
Turkish Cypriots: 72,000
- by occupation: services 57%, industry 22%, agriculture 21% (1991)

MORE CYPRUS CULTURE STATISTICS:
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MARRIAGE RATE:
7.3 PER 1000 PERSONS

DIVORCE RATE:
0.5 PER 1000 PERSONS

ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE:
100% with access

HOSPITAL BEDS:
180 Population per bed.

PHYSICIANS PER CAPITAL:
13.5 per 10,000 persons.

NURSES PER CAPITAL:
32 per 10,000 persons

PHARMACISTS PER CAPITAL:
1.4 per 10,000

DENTISTS PER CAPITAL:
4.9 per 10,000

MURDER:
2.5 per 10,000 persons.

SEX OFFENCES (INCLUDING RAPE):
3.22 per 100,000 persons

AGGRAVATED THEFT:
237.26 per 100,000 persons.

DRUG OFFENCES:
8.58 per 100,000 persons.

NOTE
The above article was prepared mainly using parts from CIA World Fact book, and other sources of information about Cyprus.

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