This small island nation is located in the Mediterranean Sea near the southern coast of Turkey. The country’s seldom-used flag has a picture of the island nation on it. Which one is it?

The map on the flag of Cyprus gets its color from the large deposits of copper ore on the island, from which the island may have even gotten its name. The two olive branches below symbolize peace between its two communities, the Greeks and the Turks.

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