Name: nisos Kriti = island of Crete. Crete is a region of Greece, it is the biggest island and the most southern one, except for the little island of Gavdos.

Description: Crete is 260 km (160 miles) long and 56 km (35 miles) at it's widest point. The area is 8,260 sq km (3,190 sq mi).

Population: close to 600,000. The population of Greece is 10,665,989 (2003 estimate).

Language: Greek.

Religion: Greek Orthodox.

Currency: Euro is the new currency of Greece since 2001.

Main Cities and Towns:

North coast: Heraklion (200,000), Chania (100,000), Rethymnon (30,000), Agios Nikolaos, Sitia,Hersonisos ,Malia ,Agia Pelagia ,Bali, Skepasti ,Panormo,Roumeli ,Perama ,Prinos ,Adele ,Pigi ,Loutra, Erfi ,Rousospiti ,Maroula ,Hromonastiri ,Atsipopoulo ,Gerani, ,Dramia ,Kournas ,Georgioupolis ,Exopoli ,Kefalas ,Gavalohori ,Drapanos ,Kambia ,kokino Horio ,Plaka ,Almirida ,Kalives ,Xirosterni ,Tsivaras ,Vamos ,Platanias Argyroupolis, Dramia, Plaka, Akrotiri, in Kournas Lake, Falassarna, but also all over east  Crete. Agia Galini Agia Roumeli Agia Triada Agios Nikolaos Akrotiri Almirida Anogia Aradena Archanes Arkadi  Argiroupoli  Balos  Bali  Chania  Chora Sfakion  Chersonissos  Chrissoskalitissa  Cnossos  Elafonissi Elounda Falassarna Festos  Fodele  Frangokastello  Gortyna Gramvoussa Hersonissos Hora Sfakion  Ierapetra Kalyves Kandanos Kastelli Kissamos Knossos  Kritsa  Lato  Lassithi plateau  Lendas  Loutro  Malia  Matala Mochlos Omalos  Paleokastro  Plakias  Preveli  Rethymnon  Rethimno  Rodopos  Samaria Sitia Sougia Sfakia Spili Vai  Vamos  Zakros

South coast: Ierapetra, Mires, Timbaki,Matala, Paleochora, Plakias, Mirthio. Selia, Mariou, Lefkogia, Agios Pavlos,Agia Fotini,Agia Paraskevi, Triopetra, Spili, Agia Galini, Koxare, Sfakia,(Hora Sfakion),Fragokastelo