The geographical coordinates of Cyprus:
Latitude of Cyprus: 35º 00´ North of the Equator
Longitude of Cyprus: 33º 30´East of Greenwich

The Republic of Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Mediterranean, located thirty-five miles south of Turkey and sixty-four miles south-west of Syria.

Nicosia, the capital city, is located centrally on the island. Larnaka, one of Cyprus' main ports, is on the southern coast of the island.

Cyprus consists of two mountainous regions, separated by the Mesaoria plain. The Troodos, the southern mountain group, is taller with the highest peak, Mount Olympus, rising two thousand metres above sea level. The Kyrenia mountain group, in the north, is about half as high; the Pentadaktylos Mountain is very striking with a peak resembling five fingers.