Cyprus
Cyprus is a country in Europe & Central Asia with a population of approximately ~1.3 million. Its capital is Nicosia. This is the complete reference for identifying Cyprus in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Continent / region | Europe & Central Asia |
| Capital | Nicosia |
| Population | ~1.3 million |
| ISO codes | CY / CYP |
| Coordinates | 35.17°, 33.37° |
| Bordering countries | None on file (island or maritime) |
How Cyprus appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Cyprus is identified through the clue sequence: europe & central asia first, then population range (~1.3 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Nicosia), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Cyprus is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Europe & Central Asia.
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Reading Cyprus in MapDash context
Cyprus is one of the data points covered by this site’s country-guessing geography puzzles dataset. The detail above comes directly from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across recognized sovereign countries.
Every number on this page links back to OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.
Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for Cyprus’s peers within recognized sovereign countries. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Cyprus?
The capital of Cyprus is Nicosia.
What continent is Cyprus in?
Cyprus is in Europe & Central Asia.
What is the population of Cyprus?
Cyprus has a population of approximately ~1.3 million.
What countries border Cyprus?
Cyprus has no bordering countries on file — likely an island nation or has only maritime neighbors.