Situated along the west coast of Greece, the Ionian islands are comprised of seven large and many smaller ones: Kerkyra/Corfu (Κέρκυρα); Paxos (Παξοί); Lefkada (Λευκάδα) or Lefkas; Ithaki (Ιθάκη) or Ithaca; Kefalonia (Κεφαλονιά) or Cefalonia, Cephalonia, Kefallinia; Zakynthos (Ζάκυνθος) or Zante; Kythira (Κύθηρα). From 1386-1800, they were ruled by the Venetians and were never part of the Ottoman Empire….
Census
Local or national population data are essential for every state’s policymaking. The first census of the modern Greek state was conducted in 1828-1829 by the...
