Ionian Islands (region)
Ionian Islands Region
Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 38°42′N 20°18′E / 38.7°N 20.3°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Decentralized Administration | Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian |
| Capital | Corfu |
| Regional units | |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Giannis Trepeklis (Independent) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,306.94 km2 (890.71 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 204,532 |
| • Density | 89/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 (2022) | 0.872 very high · 8th of 13 |
| Website | www |
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.