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Topographic map of Greece. Greece is located in South Eastern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. It has a total area of 131,957 km 2 (50,949 sq mi), [ 6] of which land area is 130,647 km 2 and internal waters (lakes and rivers) account for 1,310 km 2.
28230. Vehicle registration. ΧΝ. Gavdos ( Greek: Γαύδος, [ˈɣavðos]) is the southernmost Greek island, located to the south of its much larger neighbour, Crete, of which it is administratively a part, in the regional unit of Chania. It forms a community with surrounding islets and was part of the former Selino Province.
Location Year listed UNESCO criteria Description Late Medieval Bastioned Fortifications in Greece 9 locations 2014 ii, iv, v (cultural) The fortification system changed with the advent of gunpowder and thus more destructive means of warfare. Nine sites that are listed in this nomination represent examples of fortresses with bastions. They were ...
Orust. Hisingen. Tjörn. Other major Atlantic islands: Azores (Portugal) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Madeira (Portugal) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Canary Islands (Spain) - politically and culturally associated with Europe. Faroe Islands (Denmark) Greenland (Denmark) - geographically a part of ...
As of 2011, the official administrative divisions of Greece consist of 13 regions (Greek: περιφέρειες)—nine on the mainland and four island groups—which are further subdivided into 74 regional units and 325 municipalities. Formerly, there were also 54 prefectures or prefectural-level administrations.
Kastellorizo or Castellorizo ( US: / ˌkɑːstəˈlɔːrɪzoʊ / KAH-stə-LOR-iz-oh; [ 3] Greek: Καστελλόριζο, romanized : Kastellórizo ), officially Megisti ( Μεγίστη, Megísti ), is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese in the Eastern Mediterranean. [ 4][ 5] It lies roughly 2 kilometres (1 mile) off the south ...
13 February 1914 ( Protocol of Florence [ el]) The Great Powers assign the islands of the eastern Aegean (apart from the Italian-occupied Dodecanese) to Greece. Imbros, Tenedos, and Kastellorizo are returned to the Ottoman Empire. 27 November 1919 ( Treaty of Neuilly ): Western Thrace, formerly Bulgarian, is annexed to Greece.
Central Greece is the most populous geographical region of Greece, with a population of 4,591,568 people, and covers an area of 24,818.3 km 2 (9,582.4 sq mi), making it the second-largest of the country.