For centuries the economy of Cyprus was based on agriculture and wheat was cultivated in abundance and exported to Europe and Turkey. Dennis Possot, a priest who came here in 1533 wrote: "There is good wheat whereof is made bread which is sweet and…
The standard of health in Cyprus is pretty high. Average life expectancy for men is 75.3 years and for women 80.4 years. The World Health Organization in examining the effectiveness of health services in 191 countries placed Cyprus 24th to either…
The standard of health in Cyprus is pretty high. Average life expectancy for men is 75.3 years and for women 80.4 years. The World Health Organization in examining the effectiveness of health services in 191 countries placed Cyprus 24th to either…
This stamp depicts the hearth room excavated at Alassa Paliotaverna, a late Cypriot Site (1400-1150 B.C.) near the old village of Alassa in the upper Kouris River valley, above the modern artificial lake created by the Kouris Dam. (See also the 20…
Delayed by the Franco -Prussian war, the General Postal Union met for the first time in Switzerland in 1874 and was established as the Universal Postal Union in 1878 with 22 founding members. Its headquarters are in Berne. Apart from facilitating the…
Delayed by the Franco -Prussian war, the General Postal Union met for the first time in Switzerland in 1874 and was established as the Universal Postal Union in 1878 with 22 founding members. Its headquarters are in Berne. Apart from facilitating the…
Delayed by the Franco -Prussian war, the General Postal Union met for the first time in Switzerland in 1874 and was established as the Universal Postal Union in 1878 with 22 founding members. Its headquarters are in Berne. Apart from facilitating the…