Donoussa Δονούσα
Geography
Coordinates:	37°6′N 25°48′E / 37.1, 25.8
Island Chain:	Cyclades
Area:[1]	13. The CYCLADES Packet switching network was an extremely influential French network system in the early 1970s similar to the ARPANET. 750 km² (5 sq.mi.)
Highest Mountain:	Mt. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Donousa (363 m (1,191 ft))
Government
Greece
Periphery:	South Aegean
Prefecture:	Cyclades
Capital:	Stavros
Statistics
Population:	163 (as of 2001)
Density:	12 /km² (31 /sq. South Aegean is one of the thirteen Peripheries of Greece. It consists of the Cyclades and Dodecanese islands in the South Aegean Sea. mi. )
Postal Code:	843 00
Area Code:	22850
License Code:	EM
Website
www.donousa.gr

Donoussa (Greek: Δονούσα) or Donousa, also Denousa or Denoussa, is an island community in the Cyclades Prefecture of Greece. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The CYCLADES Packet switching network was an extremely influential French network system in the early 1970s similar to the ARPANET. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Donoussa, along with Amorgos is one of the easternmost islands in the Cyclades. Amorgos (Αμοργός is the easternmost island of the Greek Cyclades island group and that lying closest to the neighboring Dodecanese island The CYCLADES Packet switching network was an extremely influential French network system in the early 1970s similar to the ARPANET.

Geography

Donoussa is located about 25 km (13 nmi) north of Amorgos and 7 kilometres (4 nmi) from the Makaries islands as well as 15 km (8 nmi) east of the island of Naxos. Amorgos (Αμοργός is the easternmost island of the Greek Cyclades island group and that lying closest to the neighboring Dodecanese island Naxos (in Greek, Νάξος) is a Greek island the largest island ( in the Cyclades island group in the Aegean. The area is only 13. 75 km² and is comprised of mountains, hills, rocks and some bushes. It has a diameter of 5 km (3 mi) with the highest point being 363 metres (1,191 ft) and with only 163 inhabitants. Donoussa has a small port at Stavros, its main settlement, having ferry routes to Naxos and Amorgos. Other villages include Mersini (on the southeastern coast) and Kalotaritissa (near its northern coastline).

History

Donoussa had downward its importance in the political activity of Greece in the 1850s for the news that the inhabitants knew the expulsion of Otto fourteen years later when King George I visited the island. The Politics of Greece takes place in a large parliamentary representative democratic Republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Greece is the Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Otto of Greece (Όθων Βασιλεύς της Ελλάδος Othon Vasileus tis Ellados) (1 June 1815 – 26 July 1867 was made the first modern king of Greece George I King of the Hellenes (Γεώργιος A' Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων Georgios A' Vasileus ton Ellinon; 24 December 1845 &ndash 18 March 1913 was Later, it was important as well in the history of the First World War due to anthraxation hidden in the mountains near cape Aspro for the English and French warships and was later detained after the war. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

Historical population

The population was 235 in 1928, 250 in 1946 and the population today has declined to only 163 (2001 census). The later years saw the island rise in tourism which has visitors heading to and from Naxos and Amorgos.

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