CY — Cyprus

Cyprus is an island nation in the Eastern Mediterranean, the third-largest Mediterranean island. Nicosia, the capital, is the world's last divided capital city, split between the Republic of Cyprus and the Turkish-controlled north. Cyprus is an EU member state and Eurozone country. For developers, the CY country code maps to el-CY for Cypriot Greek and tr-CY for Turkish. The .cy domain and +357 calling code serve the Republic of Cyprus. The island's political division creates complex geographic data challenges — the northern Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not internationally recognized and doesn't have its own ISO 3166-1 code. Applications handling Cypriot addresses or phone numbers may need to consider the de facto division. Cyprus' EU membership and Eurozone participation mean it follows EU data protection (GDPR) and financial regulations. The Greek/Turkish bilingual requirement adds complexity for applications serving all communities on the island.