Cyprus is an island located in the eastern Mediterranean sea and is the bridge between three continents: Asia, Africa and Europe. The approximate distances to the neighboring coasts are 800 km to mainland Greece, 380 km to Egypt, 105 km to Syria and 75 km to the Turkish shore.
The landscape of the island is represented by two major mountain chains, from west to the east, between which lies a large plain. The Pendadhaktylos mountains (Kyrenia) have the highest peak at 1024 m. They are long, narrow mountains made of limestone. Olympus is the highest mountain peak of Cyprus with 1952 m located in the Troods mountains. These mountains are almost entirely forested and occupie the island's southwestern region.
Nearly 50% of Cyprus is used for agriculture, and well beyond 20% of the territory is forested. Among the most important agricultural products include cereals, potatoes, vegetables, olive, citrus and vines. Crops are profitable because the climate is favorable to agriculture, the soil is fertile and irrigation is a technique often used.