Cyprus

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Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean sea. It joined the European union in 2004 and its history dates up to 20000 years old. The official languages in Cyprus are Greek (78%) and Turkish(12%).

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BRIEF HISTORY

The history of Cyprus starts from 10th millennium BC and the archaeological evidence lays on the village of Choirokitoia with the remain ruins of a neolithic village in the area .

its strategic position brought many conquerors to Cyprus such as the Phoenicians, Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, French, Venetian, Arabs, British , Turks and many others . Cyprus's rich copper resources were very valuable particularly during the Golden Era; The name 'Cyprus' originates from the Latin word Cuprum ( Copper (Object)) .

Cyprus gained independence from the British in 1960 and in 1963 it officially was named as the republic of Cyprus and its celebrated every 1st of October .In 1974 Cyprus was divided by the Turkish Troops

Cyprus as a small island have only 4 cities plus 2 occupied by the Turkish Attila . Also Cyprus is the only country in the world with a divided capital .

Cyprus is the third larger island in the Mediterranean sea and the worlds 81st larger .

CAPITAL :	Nicosia
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES	Greek 78% , Turkish 12%
GOVERNMENT	Presidential Republic
INDEPENDENCE	FROM UNITED KINGDOM ON 16TH AUGUST 1960
EU ACCESSION	1ST MAY 2004
POPULATION	798045
TIME ZONE	EET (UCT 2) , SUMMER EEST (UTC 3)
AREA	9248 SQUARE METERS

CYPRUS RELATED WITH GAMES

Many games, particularly strategy ones like Rome total war , place Cyprus (Salamis) as an island of high importance due to its ample trade resources. In addition to this many games feature the ancient Goddess of love, Aphrodite, that she was born in the city of Paphos coming out from the clear sea secured in a shelled mollusk like a brilliant pearl.

Also the big franchise of Assassin's Creed is setting Cyprus as an importand island for one of the big mysteries of the game. Altair after the first Assassin's Creed sets foot in Cyprus to find out what the templars are hiding or trying to find in Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (Game) which is only for the PSP . Also Microsoft's game Age of Empires online used Cyprus for many missions which actually are the elite missions in the game for both the Greek and the Egyptian factions .

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• 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Game)
• Age of Empires Online (Game)
• Assassin's Creed II (Game)
• Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (Game)
• Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (Game)
• Empire: Total War (Game)
• Europa Universalis V (Game)
• FIFA 06: Road To FIFA World Cup (Game)
• FIFA 98: Road to World Cup (Game)
• GT Advance 2: Rally Racing (Game)
• March of the Eagles (Game)
• Medieval II: Total War (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Game)
• Mission: Impossible (Game)
• Napoleon: Total War (Game)
• Rise of Venice (Game)
• Rome: Total War (Game)
• Sensible Soccer: European Champions (Game)
• Stratený v Európe (Game)
• The First Templar (Game)
• Total War: Rome II (Game)
• UEFA Euro 2008 (Game)
• WRC 3: The Official Game of the FIA World Rally Championship (Game)
• WRC II Extreme (Game)
• WRC World Rally Championship (Game)
• WRC: Rally Evolved (Game)

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Cyprus

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Games

• 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (Game)
• Age of Empires Online (Game)
• Assassin's Creed II (Game)
• Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines (Game)
• Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (Game)
• Empire: Total War (Game)
• Europa Universalis V (Game)
• FIFA 06: Road To FIFA World Cup (Game)
• FIFA 98: Road to World Cup (Game)
• GT Advance 2: Rally Racing (Game)
• March of the Eagles (Game)
• Medieval II: Total War (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Game)
• Mission: Impossible (Game)
• Napoleon: Total War (Game)
• Rise of Venice (Game)
• Rome: Total War (Game)
• Sensible Soccer: European Champions (Game)
• Stratený v Európe (Game)
• The First Templar (Game)
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Characters

• Has characters: Agent 47 (Character), Michael Bisping (Character), Aphrodite (Character), Constantinos Philippou (Character), Michalis Christofi (Character), Andreas Charitou (Character), Charalambos Pittas (Character), George Constantinou (Character), Avraam Socratous (Character), Kostakis Constantinou (Character), Neophytos Larkou (Character), Costas Costa (Character), Marios Charalambous (Character), Yiannakis Ioannou (Character), Pavlos Savva (Character), Vasos Tsangaris (Character), Floros Nicolaou (Character), Christos Koliantris (Character), Giorgos Savvidis (Character), Andreas Sotiriou (Character), Andreas Michaelides (Character), Christos Christou (Character), Chrisanthos Chrysanthou (Character), Evagoras Christofi (Character), Koulis Iacovou (Character), Costas Petsas (Character), Yiannos Kalotheou (Character), Giorgios Mina (Character), Stelios Mavroftis (Character), Costas Malekkos (Character), Andreas Yiatrou (Character), Sakis Andreou (Character), Andreas Kantilos (Character), Andreas Avlonitis (Character), Panayiotis Xiourouppas (Character)

Concepts

• Has concepts: Greek Mythology (Concept), Camping (Concept), APOEL FC (Concept), AC Omonia (Concept), Aris Limassol FC (Concept), Ethnikos Achna FC (Concept), CFA (Concept), AEK Larnaca FC (Concept), AEL Limassol (Concept), Adonis Idaliou (Concept), Digenis Akritas Morphou FC (Concept), Olympiakos Nicosia (Concept), Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (Concept), Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (Concept), Apollon Limassol FC (Concept), PAEEK (Concept), Alki Larnaca FC (Concept), Anorthosis Famagusta FC (Concept), Ermis Aradippou FC (Concept), APOP Kinyras FC (Concept), Beach Parties (Concept), Pezoporikos Larnaca FC (Concept)

Objects

• Has objects: H&K G3 (Object), RPG-7 (Object), Map (Object), Flags (Object), Copper (Object)

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