Ionian Islands (region)
The Ionian Islands Region (/aɪˈoʊniən/ eye-OH-nee-ən; Greek: Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων, romanized: Periféria Ioníon Níson, [periˈferia ioˈnion ˈnison]) is the smallest by area of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece located in the Ionian Sea. It comprises all the Ionian Islands except Kythera, which, although historically part of the island group, was separated and integrated to the Attica Region.
Ionian Islands Region
Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων | |
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Administrative region | |
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| Coordinates: 38.7°N 20.3°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Decentralized Administration | Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian |
| Capital | Corfu |
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| Government | |
| • Regional Governor | Giannis Trepeklis (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,306.94 km2 (890.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 200,726 |
| • Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Heptanesian |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €3.056 billion (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | GR-F |
| HDI (2019) | 0.879 very high · 3rd of 13 |
| Website | www |
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