Eastern Macedonia and Thrace

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
Coordinates: 41°12′N 25°00′E / 41.2°N 25.0°E / 41.2; 25.0
Country Greece
Decentralized AdministrationMacedonia and Thrace
Geographic regionsMacedonia,
Thrace
CapitalKomotini
Largest cityAlexandroupolis
Regional units
Government
  GovernorChristodoulos Topsidis (Independent)
Area
  Total
14,157.76 km2 (5,466.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total
562,201
  Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Macedonian, Thracian
GDP
  Total€7.138 billion (2021)
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ISO 3166 codeGR-A
HDI (2022)0.862
very high · 13th of 13
Websitewww.pamth.gov.gr

Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (/ˌmæsəˈdniə/ 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.