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Room of Countries and Flags · UN member 44
What is Cyprus like?
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In short
Cyprus is a country in Western Asia, Asia. In 2025 it has about 1.4 million people (UN estimate), the 152nd most people of the 193 UN member states.
UN member since 1960Population: 152nd
Cyprusキプロス- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Population
- about 1.4 million (152nd)
- Area
- 9,251 km² (160th)
- UN member since
- September 20, 1960
Ranks are among the 193 UN member states, from most people and from largest area.
Cyprus in numbers
In 2025 the population is about 1.4 million, the 152nd most people of the 193 UN member states. That is about 1/90 of Japan’s (about 123 million).
The area is 9,251 km², the 160th largest of the 193. That is about 1/41 of Japan’s area.
If we work out the number of people per square kilometer (population density), it is about 148.
Joining the United Nations
Cyprus joined the United Nations on September 20, 1960.
That was 4 years after Japan joined in 1956.
13 other countries joined on the same day.
Think about it
- Q1Compare Cyprus’s population rank and area rank. What do you notice?
- Q2Find Cyprus on a map or globe. Which countries are around it?
- Q3Choose one thing you want to know more about Cyprus, and look it up.
There is no single right answer. Talking it over with someone at home is a good way to learn.
Did you know? — There are 17 UN member states in Western Asia. The one with the most people is Türkiye.