text: Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAl44/ 967 s/ 2L420 E!9Lish Page 5 aDy statistical data." Articles 46, 62, 123, 129, 183. In order to be eaacted,most important laws r€quirear concurrent najority votea in the deregatiotrs of thetwo communities to the House of Representatives . Article 78. laken together,these articles assured that neither conmunity could. take significart politicalaction at the national level without the other,s concurrence, Coaconitantl.y, a second group of constitutionaL articles gave the twocornmunities exteDsive powsrs of ser. f-government. 1,11 regislative power concernitrgmatters of religion, educatio!, persoaal status, municipit institulions and affairs!,as reserved to th6 excr.usive conpetonce of a 6reek cypriot and a rurkish cypriot.communal chamber, each elected by aad ruring over its respective comnunity. Eachconununaf chaniber courd appoint judges to hear disputes arisilg out of matters underIts competetlce alar could raise taxes from its ow! peopre to support its separaceProgrannes. Articles 86 aud 82. rn addition, separately goveined Greek clG)riotard rurkish cylrriot muDiciparities were to be creited in- tie rive r.argest toxls i!Cyprus. Article 174. The Republic of Cyprus uas duly declared on 16 Augusc 1960,. and prompttyrecognized by the internationat community. The Republic was adniEted to the uniteitNations on 21 Sept€nber 1960, became au indepenaent mernber of the Britishcoflrnonwealth on 13 March 1961 antt became the sixteenth tnember of the couacil ofEurope on 24 May 196L.
analysis: The text appears to be a historical document related to the establishment of the Republic of Cyprus, discussing the country's constitutional framework and the division of powers between the two main communities. The text does not mention specific economic, industrial, or environmental issues, but rather focuses on the political and administrative structure of the country.