The North Aegean Region ( ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece, and the smallest of the thirteen by population. It comprises the islands of the north-eastern Aegean Sea, called the North Aegean islands, except for Thasos and Samothrace, which belong to the Greek region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, and Imbros and Tenedos, which belong to Turkey.
Administration
The North Aegean region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010
Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the
Southern Aegean region, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean based at
Piraeus. The capital of the region is situated in
Mytilene on the island of
Lesbos.
Until the Kallikratis reform, the region consisted of the three prefectures of Samos Prefecture, Chios Prefecture and Lesbos. Since 1 January 2011, it has been divided into five regional units: Chios, Ikaria, Lemnos, Lesbos, and Samos.
Major communities
Demographics
The region has shrunk by 5,095 people between 2011 and 2021, experiencing a population loss of 2.6%.
Economy
The region's Gross domestic product (GDP) was €2.5 billion in 2018, accounting for 1.4% of Greek economic output. GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power was €14,200 or 47% of the EU27 average in the same year. The GDP per employee was 67% of the EU average. North Aegean is the region in Greece with the lowest GDP per capita and one of the poorest regions in the EU.
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