Area and Boundaries
Area:
total: 9,251 km² (of which 3,355 km2 (1,295 sq mi) are under the administration of the de facto Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus)
land: 9,240 km²
water: 10 km²
Area - comparative: about 0.6 times the size of Connecticut or 0.7 times the size of Northern Ireland
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 648 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi)
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Olympus 1,952 m
Read more about this topic: Geography Of Cyprus
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