Located in the continent of Asia, Cyprus covers 9,241 square kilometers of land and 10 square kilometers of water, making it the 172nd largest nation in the world with a total area of 9,251 square kilometers.
Cyprus became an independent state in 1960, after gaining its sovereignty from The United Kingdom. The population of Cyprus is 1,138,071 (2012) and the nation has a density of 123 people per square kilometer.