Population

1,189,265

Official language

Greek and Turkish

Currency

Euro (€)

Capital

Nicosia

Time Zone

UTC+2 (EET); Summer UTC+3 (EEST)

Dialling Code

+357

Area (sq. miles)

3,572

GDP

$38.561 bn (PPP)

VAT on Books

5% for books and 19% on eBooks

Fixed Book Price Systems

No

Trade Associations

  • Cyprus Publishers Association c/o CCCI
  • Cyprus Booksellers Association c/o CCCI

Statistics

Book market statistics (PA, 2017)[link to download/view] 

Annual Book Fairs

International Literary Festival: to the Sea-girt Shores of Cyprus is held over 4 days in November in Nicosia.

Contact: info@lilymichaelides.com

Translations Programmes

Cultural Services of the Ministry of Education and Culture has established a grant-aid scheme for the translation of works by Cypriot literary writers from Greek into foreign languages. 

Trade Magazines

In Focus is a quarterly magazine on literature, culture, and the arts, published by Armida Books

Useful Contacts

British Council

Email: contact@cy.britishcouncil.org
Tel: +357 22 585 000

Department for International Trade

Elena Orphanidou, Head Trade & Investment
Email: elena.orphanidou@fco.gov.uk  

Athena Achilleos, Trade & Investment
Email: Athena.Achilleos@fco.gov.uk  

Department for International Trade
Email: brithc.1@cytanet.com.cy
Tel: +357 22861100

Booksellers

Directory of Cyprus Booksellers (OnCyprus.com)

Publishers
  • Armida Books publishes literary fiction and non-fiction and is based in Nicosia. 
  • Rimal Books is an independent publishing house that publishes in English and Arabic. 
  • Broken Hill Publishers is an academic and medical publisher.