OFFICIAL NAME: Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) / Kuzey Kibris Türk Cumhuriyeti (KKTC)
FORM OF STATE: Secular republic, based on the Constitution of 1985
PRESIDENT: Dervis Erologlu
NATIONAL FLAG: A reversed copy of the Turkish flag: the white background with two red stripes at the top and bottom, with a vertical red crescent and red five-pointed star. Crescent indicates the religion - Islam.
COAT OF ARMS: A dove carrying an olive branch, symbol of peace, over "1983", the year of the proclamation of the TRNC. The background is a copper-yellow colour, which symbolises the large deposits of copper in Cyprus. The Turkish star and crescent emblem is placed over the shield.
NATIONAL ANTHEM: İstiklâl Marşı
GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION: Eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea
AREA: 3,355 km² (out of the total area 9,250 km²)
POPULATION: 264,172 (2006) Over 10,000 ex-patriats live and work in Northern Cyprus
CAPITAL CITY: Nicosia / Lefkosa
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: Turkish
RELIGION: 99% - Islam, 1% - Orthodox, some Maronites and Catholic
OFFICIAL CURRENCY: Turkish New Lira / Yeni Türk Lirası (YTL)
 
TIME ZONE: BST +2
INTERNET TLD: .NC.TR
CALLING CODE: +90 392
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