Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus is a de facto state on the island of Cyprus. Its capital is North Nicosia. About 489,308 people live there (2024). It covers 3,355 square kilometres.
- Capital
- North Nicosia
- People (2024)
- 489,308
- Area
- 3,355 km²
- Currency
- Turkish lira
Northern Cyprus at a glance
- In its own language
- Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Europe
- Capital
- North Nicosia
- Population
- 489,308 (2024)
- Area
- 3,355 km² (1,295 mi²)
- People are called
- Turkish Cypriot
- Official languages
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish lira
- Government
- unitary state, semi-presidential system
- Head of state
- Tufan Erhürman (since 2025)
- Head of government
- Ünal Üstel (since 2022)
- Calling code
- +90
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- UTC+02:00
- Coordinates
- 35.1816°, 33.3634°
Northern Cyprus and its neighbours
Northern Cyprus borders Cyprus, United Kingdom and Turkey. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Northern Cyprus
- Neighbours
Member of
- International Organization of Turkic Culture
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- Economic Cooperation Organization
- Organization of Turkic States
How far are you from Northern Cyprus?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Northern Cyprus?
The capital of Northern Cyprus is North Nicosia.
What is the population of Northern Cyprus?
Northern Cyprus has about 489,308 people, as recorded in 2024.
How big is Northern Cyprus?
Northern Cyprus covers 3,355 square kilometres (1,295 square miles).
What currency does Northern Cyprus use?
The Turkish lira.
What language is spoken in Northern Cyprus?
The official language of Northern Cyprus is Turkish.
Which countries border Northern Cyprus?
Northern Cyprus shares a border with Cyprus, United Kingdom and Turkey.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.