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Front: Archaic limestone head of young man

Back: Peristerona Church and Turkish mosque

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Front: Cypriot girl

Back: Handcrafts and Kato Drys village scene

Cyprus, an island situated in the eastern Mediterranean Sea 44 miles south of Turkey, and 60 miles west of Syria, was a British colony from 1925 to 1960. It became independent in 1960. For a more detailed country profile, see CIA World Factbook on Cyprus.

Beginning on January 1, 2008 Euro becomes the official currency for Cyprus.