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   Note: This section last updated 11th April 2021

   1.234,45

(where , indicates the decimal separator and . the thousands separator)

   Note: This section last updated 11th April 2021

In Greek:

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   14:32

In Turkish:

   dd.mm.yyyy

   14:32

Greek is spoken by 78% of the population, Turkish by 18%. There are small minorities speaking Cypriot Spoken Arabic and Armenian . English is common. The Greek Cypriot dialect is different from that spoken in Greece itself.

99.5% of ethnic Greeks live in the Greek area; 98.7% of the ethnic Turks in the Turkish area. Of the other ethnic groups (4% of the population), 99.2% live in the Greek area.

In the Greek part of Cyprus, women do not always take their husband’s family name upon marriage. They may retain their maiden name but more commonly use both names hyphenated. Personal names tend to follow the pattern given name(s)[ ]family name.

Medical doctors are referred to as Kyrios (“Mr”) in correspondence and not as Doctor.

In the Turkish part of the island, it is important to follow the Turkish form of address and naming norms. Again, women may choose not to take their husband’s family name upon marriage and the husband may take his wife’s family name.

   Tables of names can be acquired: given names , surnames/family names , family name prefixes , forms of address , job titles 

Cypriot company types include:

   Branch of Overseas Company
   Company Limited by Guarantee
   Exempt Private Company
   General Partnership
   Limited Partnership
   Private Company Limited by Shares
   Public Company Limited by Shares
   Sole Proprietorship
   Trusts

   Comprehensive tables of these strings can be acquired – see http:www.grcdi.nl/addresses.htm 

   Note: This section last updated 15th June 2020

Addresses in Latin script in Cyprus are usually written in the following format:

   Name
   Title
   Company
   house number[ ]Thoroughfare name
   postal code[ ]SETTLEMENT

For example:

Addresses written in Latin script are often written in English.

When written in Greek script, the house number is more often written after the thoroughfare name:

   Σταύρος Σταυρόπουλος 
   Διαγόρου 29,  
   1097 Λευκωσία 

For certain large users a street address is not necessary - a name, code and town name suffice:

As the district name is now included in the postal code, writing it in the address is no longer necessary.

The Cypriot postal authorities prefer that ’CY-’ is placed before the postal codes when mail comes from outside Cyprus, but the rules of the country from which the mail is sent must define if you do this - please refer to Formatting an international address.

Source: Wikipedia

   A table containing information about the relevant position of elements within address blocks can be acquired 

This is written in a number of ways in Greek, according to the way in which the Greek text is transliterated. It may be:

   Taxydromikh Qypida
   Tahidromiki Thirida
   Takhidhromiki Thiridha
   Tahydromiki Thyrida

It can be abbreviated as T.Q. or T.Th. Post office box numbers have 5 digits.

In Turkish, P.O. Box is Posta Kutusu

   Note: This section last updated 14th December 2017

A postal code (Ταχυδρομικού Κώδικα) system was implemented in 1994.

Postal codes (for both areas) are formed by a block of 4 digits starting with a number between 1 and 9. The first digit of the code indicates the district as follows:

   Lefkosia (Nicosia)            1, 2
   Lemesos (Limassol)            3, 4
   Ammoschostos (Famagusta)      5
   Larnaca                       6, 7
   Pafos (Paphos)                8
   Kyreneia                      9

Post Offices containing post office boxes have their own codes and these codes should be used for the relevant post office boxes.

Mail from, or via, Turkey uses 5-digit Turkish postal codes commencing 99. For mail to Northern Cyprus from abroad, use “Mersin 10” in the address block above the line containing the Turkish postal code. The Northern Cyprus postal code should then be on the last line on its own.

Mail to the British Sovereign Base areas will used British military addressing (BFPO 57 or 58) and may also (or instead) contain the special UK postal code BF1 2AT (for Akrotiti) or BF1 2AU (for Dhekelia).

   Metadata containing postal code formatting rules, exceptions and regular expressions can be acquired 

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Cyprus - Postal code format

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Cyprus - Postal code map

   Note: This section last updated 3rd February 2016

Pyla , in the buffer zone near the British military base of Dhekelia, is the island’s last bi-communal village.

Note that alternative spellings, translated from Greek script, are being introduced locally. So, for example, Ayios will become Agios, Paphos will become Pafos, and Yeorysios will become Georgios.

Refer to Exonyms in Cyprus and Exonyms in Northern Cyprus for full lists of place names in Cyprus in other languages.

   Alternate place name forms/postal code tables can be acquired at http:www.grcdi.nl/settlements.htm 

   Other language place name data can be acquired at http://www.grcdi.nl/otherlanguageplace.htm 

Cyprus has 6 districts , not used in addresses, but corresponding to postal code areas (see postal code section above):

    Ammoschostos (Famagusta)              
    Kyreneia                                              
    Larnaca                                                
    Lefkosia (Nicosia)                               
    Lemesos (Limassol)                            
    Pafos (Paphos)                                     

Turkish Cypriot area’s administrative divisions include Kyrenia, all but a small part of Famagusta, and small parts of Lefkosia and Larnaca.

Administrative districts graphic

   Note: This section last updated 7th September 2021

The international country code for Cyprus is 357, but settlements in the Turkish controlled area are reached via Turkey, international code 90. In these latter cases, dial 90-5-area code-subscriber’s number. Area code 392 has been assigned for fixed lines, area codes 533 and 542 for mobile numbers.

Numbers in the Greek section have a total length of 8 digits when called from abroad. Mobile numbers commence 700, 7777, 94-96, 976-977, 990-996, 9971, 9974-9979 or 998-999.