Cyprus

Cyprus i/ˈsaɪprəs/ (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros, /ˈcipɾos/; Turkish: Kıbrıs, /ˈkɯbɾɯs/), officially the Republic of Cyprus (Greek: Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía, /cipɾiaˈci ðimokɾaˈti.a/; Turkish: Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti, /ˈkɯbɾɯs d͡ʒumhuɾijeˈti/), is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria, Lebanon, northwest of Israel and north of Egypt. Cyprus is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and a member state of the European Union.