Cyprus
Cyprus is one of the 193 UN member states, in Western Asia. UN Tourism counted 4.1 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 60% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Colour-shift.
- International arrivals
- 4.1 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 80th of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Colour-shiftrarer than 40%
- Area
- 9,285 km² (3,585 sq mi)
- Population
- 1.2 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Districts
- 8in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 3with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 3on Globestamp’s list
Does Cyprus count as a country?
Yes. Cyprus is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Cyprus? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes: Cyprus, Republic, Cyprus, Turkish Fed. State, Cyprus, British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri & Dhekelia |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | No |
Part of the map here is disputed (Northern Cyprus). Globestamp takes no side: when a photo was taken in a disputed place, you decide which country it counts for.
The Cyprus stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Cyprus’s is Colour-shift: one colour straight on, another at an angle, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year. With 4.1 million international arrivals in 2019, Cyprus is more visited than 60% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Cyprus
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Cyprus when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. Photos only at an airport make a transit stamp in lighter ink, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Cyprus you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Cyprus, from 3 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 3
Khirokitia (1998) · Painted Churches in the Troödos Region (1985) · Paphos (1980). On the bucket list →
Theme parks 1
Parko Paliatso. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 1
Limassol Zoo. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Nicosia | 224,300 |
| Lemosos | 154,000 |
Airports
Cyprus has 3 airports with scheduled flights, 3 of them large. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
8 districts to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Cyprus into 8 districts (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 8
Akrotiri · Dhekelia · Famagusta · Larnaca · Limassol · Nicosia · Northern Cyprus · Paphos
Questions people ask
Is Cyprus a country?
Yes. Cyprus is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Cyprus a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 4,117,000 international arrivals in Cyprus in 2019, the 80th most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Cyprus stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Colour-shift, the finish for places with 2 to 6 million visitors a year, rarer than 40% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Cyprus count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes, and more than once: the Travelers’ Century Club lists Cyprus, Republic, and counts Cyprus, Turkish Fed. State, Cyprus, British Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri & Dhekelia as separate destinations. The club’s list has 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Cyprus
Near Cyprus
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.