Republic of Cyprus (Greek: κ? προ? ; Turkish: k br? S), referred to as Cyprus for short, is an island country, located at the junction of Europe and Asia, in the eastern Mediterranean, with an area of 925 1 km2.
It is known that human activities in Cyprus can be traced back to BC 10000, and the site of this period is Joy Rukotia, a well-preserved Neolithic building complex. Cyprus is located at the crossroads where the Mediterranean Sea enters West Asia. The ancient Greeks moved to the island in BC 1500.
It was later ruled by Assyria, ancient Egypt, Persia, ancient Rome and Byzantium. In 333 BC, Alexander the Great took over the island from the Persians. 157 1 was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. 1878 was ceded to Britain, and 1925 officially became a British colony. 1960 August 16 declared independence and became a member of the Commonwealth the following year.
Cyprus is a developed capitalist country and joined the European Union on May 6th, 2004.
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Cyprus is a traditional agricultural country, focusing on the development of tourism. The people are relatively rich, and the per capita GDP is higher than the EU average.
20 13 troubled by the European debt crisis, the Cyprus government decided to levy a deposit tax on bank depositors to save the local banking industry facing bankruptcy. According to the taxation proposal, the tax rate for depositors with deposits below 6,543,800 euros is 3%, that for depositors with deposits between 6,543,800 euros and 500,000 euros is 654.38+ 00%, and that for depositors with deposits above 500,000 euros is 654.38+ 05%.
The previous plan was that the tax rate for depositors with deposits below 654.38+million euros was 6.75%, and that for those who exceeded this level was 9.9%. This caused an uproar among local residents, and many local banks and ATMs were even crowded.
In the first quarter of 20 18, GDP increased by 4% year-on-year. In the second quarter, GDP increased by 0.8% over the previous quarter and 3.9% year-on-year. In the third quarter, GDP increased by 0.7% compared with the previous quarter and 3.6% year-on-year. In June 5438+10, the unemployment rate in Serbia dropped to 8.5%.
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