Cyprus Study & Guide - AllRefer - Cyprus Information

* COUNTRY PROFILE
o COUNTRY
o GEOGRAPHY
o SOCIETY
o ECONOMY
o Exchange Rate:
o TRANSPORTATION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
o GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
o NATIONAL SECURITY
* Introduction
* Historical Setting
o ANCIENT PERIOD
o THE MEDIEVAL PERIOD
+ Byzantine Rule
+ The Lusignan and Venetian Eras
o OTTOMAN RULE
o BRITISH RULE
+ British Annexation
+ World War II and Postwar Nationalism
+ The Emergency
o THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
+ Intercommunal Violence
+ Political Developments after the Crisis of 1967
+ The Greek Coup and the Turkish Invasion
+ Developments Since 1974
* The Society and Its Environment
o REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
+ Geography
# Terrain
# Drainage
# Climate
+ Ethnicity
# Greek Cypriots
# Other Ethnic Groups
+ Population
# Birth Rates
# Emigration
# Internal Migration
+ Urbanization and Occupational Change
+ Class Structure
+ Family and Marriage
+ Status of Women
+ Religion
+ Education
+ Health and Welfare
# Health Care
# Social Insurance
# Social Welfare
# Refugees and Social Reconstruction
o "THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS"
+ Population
+ Ethnicity
# Ethnic Values and Attitudes
# Language
+ Social Structure
# Urban-Rural Composition
# Class Structure
+ Marriage and Family
+ Religion
+ Education
+ Health and Welfare
* The Economy
o REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
+ Development of the Economy since Independence
+ The Government Sector
# The Ordinary Budget
# The Development Budget
# The Special Relief Fund
+ Employment and Labor Relations
+ Primary Sector
# Agriculture
# Water Resources
# Land Use and Tenure
# Agricultural Cooperatives
# Crops
# Livestock and Poultry
# Fishing and Forestry
# Mining and Quarrying
+ Secondary Sector
# Manufacturing
# Energy Resources
# Construction
+ Tertiary Sector
# Trade, Restaurants, and Hotels
+ Transportation, Storage, and Telecommunications
# Transportation
# Telecommunications
# Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Business Services
# Community, Social, and Personal Services
+ Foreign Trade and the Balance of Payments
o "TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS"
+ The State and Economic Development
+ The Work Force and Labor Unions
+ Primary Sector
# Agriculture
# Water Resources
# Land Use and Tenure
# Agricultural Cooperatives
# Crops
# Livestock and Poultry
# Forestry and Fishing
+ Secondary Sector
# Manufacturing
# Energy Resources and Mining
# Construction
+ Tertiary Sector
# Banking
# Transportation
# Telecommunications
# Tourism
+ Foreign Trade
* Government and Politics
o BACKGROUND
+ 1960 Constitution
+ 1963 Constitutional Breakdown
+ 1964-74 Situation: Separate Communal Life
+ The 1974 Crisis and Division of the Island
o SEARCH FOR A NEW POLITICAL FORMULA
+ Milestones in the United Nations Settlement Process
# 1977 Makarios-Denktas Accords
# 1979 Kyprianou-Denktas Communiqu�
# 1984 Proximity Talks
# 1985-86 Draft Framework Exercise
# 1988-90 Vassiliou-Denktas Meetings
+ Prospects for Creation of a Federal Republic of Cyprus
o POLITICS IN THE REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
+ Political Institutions
+ Political Parties
+ Media
+ Political Dynamics
+ Political Culture in the Vassiliou Era
o POLITICS IN THE "TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS"
+ Major Political Institutions in the "TRNC"
+ Political Parties
+ Media
+ Rauf Denktas and Turkish Cypriot Politics
o FOREIGN POLICY
+ The Republic of Cyprus
# The Foreign Policy of Internationalization
# Relations with Greece
# Relations with the United States and the Soviet Union
# Relations with the European Community
# Other Foreign Policy Concerns
+ The "TRNC"
# Relations with Turkey
# The Quest for Recognition
* National Security
o THE CYPRUS CONFLICT
+ The Struggle for Independence
+ Intercommunal Violence, 1963-67
+ Conflict Within the Greek Cypriot Community, 1967-74
+ The Turkish Military Intervention, July-August 1974
+ De Facto Partition, 1974-
o PROBLEMS OF INTERNAL SECURITY
o ARMED FORCES
+ Forces in the Government-Controlled Area
# Personnel and Recruitment
# Organization and Equipment
# Defense Spending
+ Forces in the Turkish-Administered Area
+ British Forces on Cyprus
+ United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus
o POLICE
+ Organization of the Greek Cypriot Police
+ Turkish Cypriot Police Organization
o CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
+ Incidence of Crime
+ The Criminal Justice System
* Appendix. Tables
* Glossary