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Located in the Mediterranean Sea, the island-nation of Cyprus is a European member state, though not a Schengen member, which allows for easy passage between European countries. Cyprus's outsider status is a lonely distinction that it shares only with Ireland. One need only look at the country on a map to see that things become more interesting, as Cyprus is tucked into such a far easterly corner of the Mediterranean that it lies to the south of Türkiye (Turkey), southeast of Greece, west of Syria, and north of Egypt. Thus, it is at the crossroads of Asia, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.
