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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Cyprus in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of these links
may lead to websites that present allegations that are unsubstantiated,
misleading or even false. No attempt has been made to validate
their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Cyprus U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cy.html [accessed 23
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cyprus/ [accessed 5 January 2021] During
the first five years of EU membership, the Cyprus economy grew at an average
rate of about 4%, with unemployment between 2004 and 2008 averaging about 4%.
However, the economy tipped into recession in 2009 as the ongoing global
financial crisis and resulting low demand hit the tourism and construction
sectors. Developing
offshore hydrocarbon resources remains a critical component of the
government’s economic recovery efforts, but development has been delayed as a
result of regional developments and disagreements about exploitation methods. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $37,200 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
3.8% industry:
15.2% services: 81% (2014 est.) Unemployment
rate: 11.1% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 7.4 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 79.3 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 1.95 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 99% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Cyprus borgenproject.org/category/cyprus/ [accessed 26 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
The Process Of Reducing Hunger In Cyprus borgenproject.org/hunger-in-cyprus/ ~
Healthcare In Cyprus: A Split System borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-cyprus/ ~
The Rising Problem Of Homelessness In Cyprus borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-cyprus/ ~
7 Facts About Poverty In Cyprus borgenproject.org/7-facts-about-poverty-in-cyprus/ ~
6 Facts About Sanitation Conditions In Cyprus borgenproject.org/6-facts-about-sanitation-in-cyprus/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Cyprus borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-cyprus/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Poverty In Cyprus borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-poverty-in-cyprus/ ~
Understanding The Challenges Of Measuring Poverty In Cyprus borgenproject.org/measuring-poverty-in-cyprus/ ~
Child Labour Impedes Education In Cyprus borgenproject.org/child-labour-impedes-education-in-cyprus/ ~
How To Help People In Cyprus Post Eurozone Financial Crisis borgenproject.org/how-to-help-people-in-cyprus/ Turkish
Cypriot poverty in north deepens Financial Mirror, 17 June 2021 www.financialmirror.com/2021/06/17/turkish-cypriot-poverty-in-north-deepens/ [accessed 18 June 2021] KTAMS said:
“A family of four with only one of the parents working on minimum wage cannot
live without going hungry. “A
family on only a minimum wage of 3,773 TRY (€365) can meet its food needs for
only 27 days, and that is if the family sacrifices all other expenses. “If they
try to meet all of their daily needs, the money will only last them for 5.8
days”. With
rising inflation, the purchasing power of Turkish Cypriots is decreasing. Inflation
in 2020 was 15.03%. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Cyprus-ECONOMY.html [accessed 26 January 2021] The Republic
of Cyprus saw strong economic growth throughout the 1990s. in
1992, the economy grew by over 8%. In 1995 and 1996, growth was more modest,
but still robust, registering 6.6% in 1996, a level not since attained. In the
North, however, the economy has continued to grow more slowly, at less than
1% a year accompanied by persistently high inflation. In 1995, growth was
estimated at 0.5% and inflation at 215%. In 2000, according to CIA estimates,
growth was .8% and inflation, based on consumer prices, was 53.2%.
Unemployment in the Turkish-held north, estimated at 1.5% in 1995, was at an
estimated 5.6% in 1999, the latest available year. Nominal per capita income
in the south is about three times that of the north, although in purchasing
power parity (PPP) terms, as estimated by the CIA, the difference is somewhat
narrower. All
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