Republic of Cyprus

The Republic of Cyprus is a unitary presidential republic located in the eastern Mediterranean. The island of de jure also houses the , and since a Turkish invasion in 1974 the island is also de facto divided where the  declared independence in 1983. Between the southern Greek-Cypriot Republic of Cyprus and the northern Turk-Cypriot state there is a to separate the conflicting parties. The Republic of Cyprus acceded to membership in the European Union in 2004, which is in force on those parts of the island that are de facto under government control.