Cyprus (Cypriot: Κύπρύς Kýpr'ý's) is a European island country in the Mediterranean Sea. The country has a population of about 900,000 and a total area of 9250 sq km. The capital and largest city is Nicosia, with the coastlines of the country being home to roughly two-thirds of the population. The physical relief of the island is dominated by two mountain ranges, the Troodos Mountains and the smaller Kyrenia Range, and the central plain they encompass, the Mesaoria.