!!!Cyprus %%image_right [{LeafletMap script='/scripts/leaflet/story-map.js' width='500' height='400' initmap('/storymap/cyprus.geojson','Cyprus','35.000000','33.000000',contId,5); }] %% ''Cyprus is the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, and a member state of the European Union. Cyprus was placed under British administration in 1878 and formally annexed by Britain in 1914. With an advanced, high-income economy and a very high Human Development Index, the Republic of Cyprus is a member of the Commonwealth since 1961 and was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement until it joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. On 1 January 2008, the Republic of Cyprus joined the eurozone.'' *The largest export partner of Cyprus is Greece. *The largest import partner of Cyprus is Greece. *There are 15 seaports in Cyprus. !!Surprising facts about Nobel Prize winners *The first Cyprus born Nobel Prize winner got this award quite late, 109 years after first Nobel Prize was awarded in 1901. !!Tourist Attraction [Former warehouses hold hotels and yachts share space with fishing boats in Keryneia Bay.|http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/cyprus-guide] !!National Facts *The national animal of Cyprus is Cypriot mouflon. *Rose is the national flower of Cyprus. * The famous dish of Cyprus is Fasolada. [{Image class='image_block' src='Fasolada.jpg' caption='Fasolada \\Foto: source: [Wikicommons|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasolada#/media/File:Fasolada.JPG] unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]' alt='' width='450' height='338' popup='false'}] !References #Text marked as italic is taken from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus unter [CC|http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/at]