Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | |
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Coordinates: 41°12′N 25°00′E / 41.2°N 25.0°E | |
Country | Greece |
Decentralized Administration | Macedonia and Thrace |
Geographic regions | Macedonia, Thrace |
Capital | Komotini |
Largest city | Alexandroupolis |
Regional units | |
Government | |
• Regional governor | Christodoulos Topsidis (Independent) |
Area | |
• Total | 14,157.76 km2 (5,466.34 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 562,201 |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Macedonian, Thracian |
GDP | |
• Total | €7.138 billion (2021) |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
ISO 3166 code | GR-A |
HDI (2022) | 0.862[3] very high · 13th of 13 |
Website | www |
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (/ˌmæsəˈdoʊniə/ MASS-ə-DOH-nee-ə; Greek: Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη, romanized: Anatolikí Makedonía ke Thráki, [anatoliˈci maceðoˈnia ce ˈθraci]) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the northeastern parts of the country, comprising the eastern part of the region of Macedonia along with the region of Western Thrace, and the islands of Thasos and Samothrace.