Cyprus

Cyprus i/ˈsaɪprəs/ (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros, ; Turkish: Kıbrıs, ), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía, ; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti, ), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria, Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and the Republic of Cyprus is a member state of the European Union.