Economic aid - recipient:
Republic of Cyprus - $17 million (1998); north Cyprus - $700
million from Turkey in grants and loans, which are usually forgiven
(2003)
Currency (code):
Greek Cypriot area: Cypriot pound (CYP); Turkish Cypriot area:
Turkish lira (TRL)
Currency code:
CYP; TRL
Exchange rates:
Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107
(2002), 0.6431 (2001), 0.6224 (2000), Turkish lira per US dollar
1.426 million (2004), 1.501 million (2003), 1.507 million (2002),
1.226 million (2001), 625,200 (2000)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications Cyprus
Telephones - main lines in use:
Republic of Cyprus: 427,400 (2002); north Cyprus: 86,228 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
Republic of Cyprus: 417,900 (2002); north Cyprus: 143,178 (2002)
Telephone system:
general assessment: excellent in both Republic of Cyprus and north
Cyprus areas
domestic: open-wire, fiber-optic cable, and microwave radio relay
international: country code - 357; tropospheric scatter; 3 coaxial
and 5 fiber-optic submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3
Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean), 2 Eutelsat, 2
Intersputnik, and 1 Arabsat
Radio broadcast stations:
Republic of Cyprus: AM 7, FM 60, shortwave 1 (1998); north Cyprus:
AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 1 (1998)