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PEOPLE

Language
Greek and Turkish (official). English is also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	0.9 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	0.9 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	0.8 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
1.2 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Greek 85 percent, Turkish 12 percent
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Greek Orthodox and Islam
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	69.7 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	69.5 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	69.3 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	69.2 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	69.0 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	68.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	68.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	68.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1960
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
99 (2007)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15

2005	19.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	20.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	20.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	22.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	22.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	23.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

USEFUL INFORMATION

Time zone
Standard Time GMT +2, Summer Time GMT +3

Climate description
Mediterranean; Summers are hot and dry with virtually no rainfall between May-September; Winters generally mild, except in mountains, where snow is frequent

Currency
Euro

Telephone dialling code
(+) 357

Driving (left/right)
Left

STANDARD OF LIVING

Average life expectancy

2005	79.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	78.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	78.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	78.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	78.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	78.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	76.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	76.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	76.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	75.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	75.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	81.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	81.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	81.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	80.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	80.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	80.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	3 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	3 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	4 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	4 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	5 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	4 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	5 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	5 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	6 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	No data available percent
1996-2004	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	No data available percent
1995-2000	No data available percent

Maternal mortality

2005	10 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	47 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	28	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	29	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	29	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	30	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	25	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	26	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	<2.5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	<2.5 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	100 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	100 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	96.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	97.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	97.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	98.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	98.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	98.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	98.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	95.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	95.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	95.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	95.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	95.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2008	479 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	449 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	483 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	502 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	506 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	519 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	530 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	546 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	560 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Cellular telephone subscribers

2008	1179 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	1158 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	1027 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	936 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	796 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	675 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	518 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	394 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	278 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Internet users

2008	380 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2007	380 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2006	340 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2005	310 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2004	320 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2003	301 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2002	283 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2001	188 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009
2000	153 per 1,000 people	ITU 2009

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	31	Transparency International 2008
2007	39 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	37 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	37 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	36	Transparency International
2003	27 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	Not ranked
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

ECONOMY & AID

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2007	24940 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	23230 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	21590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	18480 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	15480 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	13590 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	13410 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	13440 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	21.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	18.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	17.0 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	15.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	13.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	10.6 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	9.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	9.3 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	3.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	4.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	1.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	4.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	5.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2007	3.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	2.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	2.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	3.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5.1 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	1.2 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	3.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	3.8 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
No data available

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
No data available

HEALTH

Physicians

2000-2004	234 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	234 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	269 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	269 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	5 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	6 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	6 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

CONFLICT & MIGRATION

Number of refugees originating here

2008	10	UNHCR
2007	9	UNHCR
2006	5	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	5	UNHCR
2004	2	UNHCR
2003	No data available
2002	No data available
2001	No data available
2000	11	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2008	1465	UNHCR
2007	1194	UNHCR
2006	924	UNHCR
2005	701	UNHCR
2004	531	UNHCR
2003	349	UNHCR
2002	173	UNHCR
2001	83	UNHCR
2000	76	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

2009	Up to 200500	Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) 2009
2008	Undetermined	IDMC 2008
2007	Undetermined	IDMC 2007
2005	210000	IDMC 2005

Landmine casualties per year

2007	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	1	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	7.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002	6.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001	5.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000	5.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	2.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	3.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	3.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	4.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003