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Northern Cyprus
Northern Cyprus is a country in Western Asia with its capital in North Nicosia.
- Capital
- North Nicosia
- Region
- Western Asia, Asia
- Population
- 326,000
- Languages
- Turkish
- Currency
- Turkish lira (₺)
- Area
- 3,355 km²
- Borders
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus
💡 Self-declared 1983; recognized only by Turkey.
About the flag
It reverses the colours of the Turkish flag, putting a red crescent and star on white, and adds two thin red stripes near the top and bottom edges.
How to spot it: White with a red crescent and star between two thin horizontal red stripes near the top and bottom.
Often confused with: 🇹🇷 Turkey