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Cyprus

Cyprus has been a member of the European Union since 1 May 2004.

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  • EU member
  • Euro area

Relationship with the EU

  1. 1 May 2004Joined
  2. 1 January 2008Adopted the euro

Same enlargement wave · Fifth enlargement (2004)

Data

GDP per capita in purchasing power standards98

Eurostat, 2025 (provisional). Scale 0 to 260.

Share of the EU population0.22 %

Eurostat, 1 January 2026.

Milestones

  1. 20 September 1960Admitted to the United Nations. un.org
  2. 24 May 1961Joins the Council of Europe. archive.org
  3. 1 May 2004Joins the European Union. europa.eu
  4. 1 January 2008Adopts the euro. europa.eu

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