Languages

According to the 1960 constitution Greek, English and Turkish are the official languages of Cyprus. The Turkish language though is only used by the Turkish Cypriots.

Within the tourism industry German, French, and Russian are also spoken.

Libraries

In Cyprus there are Municipal Libraries and Libraries belonging to private institutions. All are open to the public only for reading and local research.

The Main Libraries Are:

Ministry of Education - Library Konstantinou Palaiologou, Nicosia, Tel: (22) 303180	Severeios Library, Arch. Kyprianou sq., Nicosia, Tel: (22) 462888
Archiepiskopou Makariou III Cultural Center Library,  (within the Archbishopric premises), Nicosia, Tel: (22) 456781	The Nicosia Municipal Art Centre - Library Apostolou Varnava 19 P.O. Box 1015 Nicosia,  Tel: (22) 447310
Research Center of the Holy Monastery of Kykkos -  Archangelos Michael Monastery, Nicosia, Tel: (22) 370002	Achilleios Library Konstantinou Palaiologou 30,  Nicosia, Tel: (22) 473033
American Center Omirou 33B, Nicosia Tel: (22) 473145	British Council Mouseiou 3, Nicosia Tel: (22) 442152
Goethe Institut-German Cultural Center Markou Drakou, 21 Nicosia, Tel: (22) 462608	Center Cultural Français Z. Moreas 5, Nicosia Tel: (22) 317771
Limassol Municipal Library Ayiou Andreou & Karaiskaki,  Limassol, Tel: (25) 362155	Larnaca Municipal Library Stadiou & Gr. Afxentiou, Larnaca,  Tel: (24) 654185
Paphos Municipal Library 28 Oktovriou square, Paphos, Tel: (26) 233847	Kykkos Monastery - Library Kykkos, Tel: (22) 942435 Foreign Cultural Centers and Libraries

The above cultural centers possess a very rich collection of books and periodicals for reference.