where is the country of cyprus located?
Europe Mediterranean Sea Cyprus Asia Eurasia
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 In the Mediterranean , a guerrilla war waged by Greek Cypriots ended in ( 1960 ) an independent Cyprus , with the UK retaining the military bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia . The Mediterranean islands of Malta and Gozo were amicably granted independence from the UK in 1964 and became the country of Malta , though the idea had been raised in 1955 of integration with Britain . 

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 Cyprus appeared amongst the top ten non @-@ British countries of birth for the first time in the 1961 Census , which recorded 42 @,@ 000 Cypriot @-@ born people living in England and Wales . This number peaked in the 1981 Census , at 83 @,@ 000 . The 2001 Census recorded 77 @,@ 673 Cypriot @-@ born people residing in the whole of the UK . The number of Cypriot @-@ born people in Great Britain fell from 78 @,@ 191 in 1991 to 77 @,@ 156 in 2001 , one of the few country @-@ of @-@ birth groups to experience a decrease in numbers . According to the 2011 UK Census , there were 78 @,@ 795 Cypriot @-@ born residents in England , 1 @,@ 215 in Wales , 1 @,@ 941 in Scotland , and 344 in Northern Ireland . More recent estimates by the Office for National Statistics put the number of Cypriot @-@ born residents in the UK as a whole at 68 @,@ 000 in 2013 , though these estimates are subject to a forthcoming reweighting exercise to reflect the results of the most recent census . 

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 The main landmass of Spira is surrounded by small islands , including : Besaid , a tropical town serving as the origin of Yuna 's pilgrimage ; Kilika , a larger island featuring dense jungles and numerous conflicts during the games ; and the desert island of Bikanel , which is also the location of the Al Bhed 's headquarters — " Home " . The ruins of Baaj Temple are on an island to the south of the Spira mainland ; this is where Tidus begins his journey in Spira . 
