Cypriots in the UK

Sir,

Your article ‘Why doesn’t the Cypriot Republic recognise me as a Cypriot’ (February 21), although well written, contains an inaccuracy.

There are not 350,000 Greek Cypriots in the UK. The 2001 UK Census showed 77,156 born in Cyprus by both communities and the BBC estimates the Greek Cypriot population to be around 180,000.

Unfortunately many Greeks exaggerate population figures without checking with the Census.

George Salamouras, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia

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