Which country is divided into Turkish and Greek sectors with United Nations peace-keeping forces monitoring a cease-fire line?

• A. Korea
• B. Cyprus
• C. Israel
• D. Bosnia and Herzegovina

Answer: (B)

This question tests how you recognize places with a UN-monitored cease-fire that separates two communities. Cyprus is the country that fits: the island is effectively split into a Turkish-administered north and a Greek Cypriot south, with a United Nations peacekeeping force (UNFICYP) patrolling the cease-fire line that runs through the island, commonly called the Green Line. The division traces back to intercommunal conflict in the 1960s and the 1974 Turkish intervention, after which the north declared itself the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in 1983, recognized only by Turkey. While Korea has a divided peninsula with UN forces at the DMZ, and other regions have different peacekeeping setups, the phrase “Turkish and Greek sectors” specifically points to Cyprus.