Region:
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South Aegean, Greece |
Flag:
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Greek |
| Government: |
Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic
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| Official language: |
Greek
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| Time zone: |
EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
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| Postal code: |
84400
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| EU member: |
Yes
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| Currency: |
Euro
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| Dialing code: |
30 (+30) 22840
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| Area (total): |
196 km2 (76 sq.m.)
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| Coastline: |
120 Km (74.5 m.)
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| Elevation: |
(Max) 724 m. (2,375 ft), (Min) 0 m. (0 ft)
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| Nearby Islets: |
196,308 km2 uninhabited offshore islets (total)
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| Neighbouring islands: |
• Tinos
• Delos
• Syros
• Mykonos
• Naxos
• Schoinoussa
• Iraklia |
• Ios
• Sikinos
• Folegandros
• Poliaigos
• Sifnos
• Antiparos
(clockwise N to S) |
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| Distances: |
• Piraeus 92 nm
• Delos 18.4 nm
• Syros 20 nm
• Mykonos 21.6 nm
• Naxos 4.6 nm
• Schoinousa 15.8 nm
• Iraklia 14 nm |
• Ios 12.6 nm
• Sikinos 16.4 nm
• Folegandros 24 nm
• Poliaigos 27.2 nm
• Sifnos 19.8 nm
• Antiparos 0.8 nm |
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| Language: |
Greek
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| Population: |
13,715 (as of January 2013)
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| Visitors (annually): |
200,000 (average)
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| Power: |
230 V, 50 Hz
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| Power socket: |
Europlug schuko (CEE7/4)
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| Car driving: |
On the right side of the road
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| Weather: |
Very sunny and warm in the summer, mild cold and humid in winter (weather statistics here)
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| Main products: |
• Marble
• Cheese
• Olive oil
• Wine |
• Thyme
• Oregano
• Honey
• Figs |
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