Cyprus is outside of the Mediterranean.
Cyprus ( [ ˈsaɪprəs ] [ Κύπρος , Kýpros ] [ ˈcipros ] ; Kıbrıs [ ˈkɯbɾɯs ] ) , officially the Republic of Cyprus ( [ Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία , Kypriakí Demokratía , links = no ] [ Kıbrıs Cumhuriyeti , links = no ] ) , is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean and the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean . Cyprus is a major tourist destination in the Mediterranean .