page_title: Demographics of Cyprus
section_title: Area under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus
hierarchical_section_title: Demographics of Cyprus / Vital statistics / Area under the effective control of the Republic of Cyprus
caption_attribution_description: English: Map showing the population density of Cyprus, based on the 2001 census.
context_page_description: The people of Cyprus are broadly divided into two main ethnic communities, Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots, who share many cultural traits but maintain distinct identities based on ethnicity, religion, language, and close ties with their respective motherlands. Before the dispute started in 1964 the peoples of Cyprus were dispersed over the entire island.
  The Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974 de facto partitioned the island into two political areas: 99.5% of Greek Cypriots now live in the Republic of Cyprus while 98.7% of Turkish Cypriots live in Northern Cyprus. Greek is predominantly spoken in the South, where the majority are Greek Cypriots, and Turkish in the north, where the majority are Turkish Cypriots. English is widely used throughout the island, as a common language.
  The total population of Cyprus as of the end of 2006 is slightly over 1 million, comprising 789,300 in the territory controlled by the government of the Republic of Cyprus and 294,406 in Northern Cyprus.
context_section_description: Historical data about main demographic indicators from 1990 to 2018, for the southern part of the island:
caption: Population density map of Cyprus (2001 census)
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