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Cyprus

Passport and visa service: Travel informations for foreign visitors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
For further information: Information about Cypriot embassies abroad
Contact your embassy

Current local time: It is %T:%M %A in Nicosia
Summer time: Summer time from March to October although the weather can be sunny and summer like before June.

Official language: Greek and Turkish
Other languages spoken: English is widely spoken. French and German are also spoken within the tourism industry.
Business language: English, French, German
Getting some knowledge: Greek can be learned with the help of the following websites:Xanthi and Kypros.
Free translation tools: Eurodicautom - The European Union Dictionary (12 languages available)
Systran - Free English-Greek-English translator of texts and web pages
Tranexp - Free English-Greek-Turkish-English translator of texts and web pages
Ectaco - Free English-Greek-Turkish-English Dictionnary
Translated - Free translation arabic-greek-arabic
TV5 - Free translation arabic-greek-arabic
lexicool - Free dictionary arabic-greek-arabic

Domestic currency: Euro
ISO Code: EUR
To obtain domestic currency: The currency of the Republic is the Euro (EUR) since January 1st, 2008. It used to be the British pound. All banks operating in Cyprus offer currency exchange services. Foreign currency can also be exchanged at hotels.
Possible means of payment: Hotels, restaurants, large shops accept credit cards, travellers cheques, Eurocheques and banknotes.
Exchange rate on
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Cyprus, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Type of climate: Cyprus has a typical Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and a cool, rainy season that extends from October to March. The annual temperature is 21°C (69°F). The annual rainfall averages less than 500 mm. The mountain areas are colder and there are more rainfalls than coastal regions. Mountainous areas can have snowfall for as long as ten weeks beginning in January.
For further information: Cyprus-weather
Cyprusmeteo

Telephone codes: To call in Cyprus from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +357.
To call Tunisia from Cyprus, dial 00 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards: Cyprus uses GSM cellular phone technology on European frequencies and standards and the island's telecommunications system is well advanced and efficient.
Internet suffix: .cy
Emergency numbers

European Emergency number

112