May 01, 2004 · The president is both head of state and government. Despite joining the EU as a de facto divided island, the whole of Cyprus is EU territory. Turkish Cypriots who have, or are eligible for, EU travel documents are EU citizens. EU law is suspended in areas where the Cypriot government (Government of the Republic) does not exercise effective control.

Now Europe includes 51 independent states. Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey are transcontinental countries, partially located in both Europe and Asia. Armenia and Cyprus politically are considered European countries, though geographically they are located in the West Asia territory. Europe's largest country is Russia (37% of total continent area), and the smallest …

Countries such as Cyprus and Armenia are geographically considered located in the West Asia territory, but politically they are counted in the European countries. The largest country in Europe is Russia which approximately also covers 37% geographical area, and it is followed by Germany, UK, and France respectively.

Legal situation. Due to the Cyprus dispute, TRNC is recognized only by the EU candidate state Turkey.All other countries recognise the Republic of Cyprus, an EU member state, as the only legitimate government for the whole island.However the Republic of Cyprus de facto controls only the south of the island while the TRNC government controls the north. ...