Cyprus is the largest Mediterranean island after Sicily and Sardinia. Including small island outposts of Cape Andreas known as the Klidhes, its area is 9,250 sq km (3,571 sq mi).
Cyprus is situated in the extreme northeast corner of the Mediterranean; it is 71 km (44 mi) S of Turkey, 105 km (65 mi) W of Syria, and some 800 km (500 mi) E of the Greek mainland. The average width is 56–72 km (35–45 mi); the narrow peninsula known as the Karpas, which is nowhere more than 16 km (10 mi) wide, extends 74 km (46 mi) northeastward to Cape Andreas. Cyprus has a total coastline of 648 km (403 mi).
The capital city of Cyprus, Nicosia, is located in the north central part of the country.
