4. What are the major differences between supplying hypermarkets and supplying kiosks? Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Mediterranean, perhaps best known as a holiday destination: the party-and-package holiday resort of Ayia Napa, the TroodhosMountains, the family resort of Paphos in thewest and the ancient Greek and Egyptian ruins on the island are world-famous. Cyprus has a considerable military presence also: since 1974, the island has been divided between the Turkish Cypriots in the North and the Greek Cypriots in the South, with the United Nations maintaining an uneasy truce between the two along the Green Line, which divides Nicosia into two. The island’s strategic situation, close to the Middle East, means that the British Army and the RAF maintain large bases on the island at Akrotiri and Dhekalia.

Although there has been some relaxation of the Green Line in recent years (with a permanent crossing-point opened up on 5 April 2008), the island still remains divided.

Cyprus has a small population (around 760,000 people)

but is economically highly successful, with a high standard of living and low unemployment (around 3.4%).

It thus represents a desirable, though small, market for most consumer goods. Greek Cyprus is now part of the European Union, and if reunification talks go as well as is hoped, the Northern part of the island will also benefit from EU membership. The island is small: the Greek part of the island is less than 70 miles from end to end, and around 30 miles wide at the widest point.