Cyprus [f] (/ ˈ s aɪ p r ə s / ⓘ), officially the Republic of Cyprus, [g] is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.It is geographically a part of West Asia, but its cultural ties and geopolitics are overwhelmingly Southeast European.Cyprus is the third largest and third-most populous island in the Mediterranean. [9] [10] It is located southeast of Greece, south of …