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Travel. Friends Around the World. London.com - Your Guide to London. Thessaloniki. Thessaloniki (Greek: Θεσσαλονίκη [θesaloˈnici] ( According to the preliminary results of the 2011 census, the municipality of Thessaloniki today has a population of 322,240,[1] while the Thessaloniki Urban Area (the contiguous built up area forming the "City of Thessaloniki") has a population of 790,824;[1] making it the fifth largest and most populated city in the Balkans and the second most populated city that is not a capital, after Istanbul. Furthermore, the Thessaloniki Metropolitan Area extends over an area of 1,455.62 km2 (562.02 sq mi) and its population in 2011 reached a total of 1,104,460 inhabitants.[1] Founded in 315 BC by Cassander of Macedon, Thessaloniki's history spans some 2,300 years.

An important metropolis by the Roman period, Thessaloniki was the second largest and wealthiest city of the Byzantine Empire. Etymology[edit] The name often appears in writing in the abbreviated form Θεσ/νίκη.[19] History[edit] From antiquity to the Roman Empire[edit] Ottoman period[edit] Tasmania. Tasmania from space Tasmania (abbreviated as Tas and known colloquially as "Tassie"; GB and US /tæzˈmeɪniə/[8]) is an island state, part of the Commonwealth of Australia, located 240 kilometres (150 mi) to the south of the Australian continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania, the 26th largest island in the world, and the surrounding 334 islands.[9] The state has a population of 507,626 (as of June 2010[update]), of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart precinct.

Tasmania's area is 68,401 square kilometres (26,410 sq mi), of which the main island covers 64,519 square kilometres (24,911 sq mi).[10] Tasmania is promoted as the natural state, and A World Apart, Not A World Away owing to its large and relatively unspoiled natural environment. The subantarctic Macquarie Island and its surrounding islands are also under the administration of Tasmania as a nature reserve and part of the Huon Valley Council local government area. Etymology[edit] South Africa. Coordinates: South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of Africa. It has 2,798 kilometres (1,739 mi) of coastline that stretches along the South Atlantic and Indian oceans.[7][8][9] To the north lie the neighbouring countries of Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe; to the east are Mozambique and Swaziland; and within it lies Lesotho, an enclave surrounded by South African territory.[10] South Africa is the 25th-largest country in the world by land area, and with close to 53 million people, is the world's 24th-most populous nation.

South Africa is a multiethnic society encompassing a wide variety of cultures, languages, and religions. About 80 percent of South Africans are of black African ancestry,[3] divided among a variety of ethnic groups speaking different Bantu languages, nine of which have official status.[9] The remaining population consists of Africa's largest communities of European, Asian, and multiracial ancestry. History.

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