Cyprus is located within the eastern Mediterranean basin, to the west of Syria and Lebanon, and to the north of Egypt. It is the third largest island within the Mediterranean in terms of land mass covering an area of 9,250 km2. Cyprus has a chequered political history dominated by the Greeks, the British and the Turkish all seeking to take advantage of its strategic location within the Mediterranean.

Cyprus is located within the eastern Mediterranean basin, to the west of Syria and Lebanon, and to the north of Egypt. It is the third largest island within the Mediterranean in terms of land mass covering an area of 9,250 km2. Cyprus has a chequered political history dominated by the Greeks, the British and the Turkish all seeking to take advantage of its strategic location within the Mediterranean.