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Geographic coordinates: 35 00 N, 33 00 E
Map references: Middle East
Area:
total:
9,250 kmē (of which 3,355 kmē are in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
land:
9,240 kmē
water:
10 kmē
Area - comparative: about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 648 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea:
12 nm
Climate: temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool, variably rainy winters; mean annual precipitation from 1971 to 2000 was 460 mm
Terrain: central plain ( Mesaoria) with the Kyrenia and Pentadactylos mountains to the north and the Troodos mountain range to the south and west; scattered but significant plains along the southern coast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Olympus 1,953 m
Natural resources:
copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, saltFor other meanings of the word salt see salt (disambiguation In chemistry, a salt is a composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. They are typically the product of a chemi, marbleThis page is about the metamorphic rock. For the game with little glass spheres see marbles. Marble is metamorphosed limestone, composed of fairly pure calcite (a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, Ca C O). It is extensively used for sculpture, as an, clay earth pigmentClay earth pigments are naturally occurring minerals that have been used since prehistoric times as pigments. The primary types are ochre sienna umber External Links: http://www. com/search_results. asp?subcatid 29 (Starting link; has multiple pages.Land use:
arable land:
12%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
13%
other:
70% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 400 kmē (1999 UN est.)
Natural hazards: moderate earthquakeAn earthquake is a trembling or shaking movement of the Earth's surface. Earthquakes typically result from the movement of faults, quasi-planar zones of deformation within its uppermost layers. The word earthquake is also widely used to indicate the sourc activity
Environment - current issues:
waterDrinking water This article focuses on water as we experience it every day. The water (molecule) article describes water from a scientific and technical perspective. Water is an abundant substance on Earth. It exists in many forms, such as sea, rain, and resource problems (no natural reservoir catchments, seasonal disparity in rainfall, sea water intrusion to island's largest aquiferAn aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock, sand, or gravel. see also groundwater). The upper boundary of the topmost (open) aquifer is known as the water table. Some areas have several aquifers, each capped on top by an impervious, increased salinationSoil salination results from the accumulation of free salts to such an extent that it leads to degradation of soils and vegetation. Salinisation is a natural process that results from: high levels of salt in the soils; landscape features that allow salts in the north); water pollution from sewage and industrial wastes; coastal degradation; loss of wildlife habitats from urbanizationEnvironment - international agreements:
party to:
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change- Kyoto ProtocolThe Kyoto Protocol is an amendment to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), an international treaty on global warming. It also reaffirms sections of the UNFCCC. Countries which ratify this protocol commit to reduce their emis, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified:
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants