The Mediterranean Sea basin is estimated to host more than 10,000 islands, with 2,217 islands larger than 0.01 km2. The two main island countries in the region are Malta and Cyprus, while other countries with islands in the Mediterranean Sea include Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Montenegro, Spain, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey.
By area
Name Image Country Area Population Capital /main citykm2sq mi Sicily 5,010,001 Palermo Sardinia 1,656,000 Cagliari Cyprus (U.K.) Nicosia Corsica 322,000 Ajaccio Crete 622,871 Heraklion Euboea(Evia) 191,206 Chalcis Mallorca(Majorca) 846,000 Palma Lesbos 86,436 Mytilene Rhodes 115,490 Rhodes Chios 51,390 Chios Cephalonia(Kefalonia) 35,801 Argostoli Menorca 87,000 Mahón Corfu 100,853 Corfu Ibiza 111,000 Ibiza Town Djerba 139,544 Houmt Souk Lemnos(Limnos) 16,992 Myrina Samos 32,973 Vathy Naxos 17,970 Naxos Zakynthos 40,758 Zakynthos Cres 3,079 Cres Krk 19,383 Krk Brač 13,956 Supetar Andros 9,221 Andros Thasos 13,765 Thasos Lefkada 22,076 Lefkada Karpathos 6,181 Pigadia Hvar 11,077 Hvar Kos 33,388 Kos Pag 9,059 Pag Gökçeada 8,894 Çınarlı Kythira 3,973 Kythira Korčula 15,522 Korčula Icaria 8,423 Agios Kirykos Malta 409,259 Valletta Elba 31,572 Portoferraio Skyros 2,994 Skyros Paros 13,715 Parikia Tinos 8,636 Tinos Samothrace 2,859 Samothrace Milos 4,977 Plaka Kea 2,446 Ioulis Amorgos 1,971 Amorgos Marmara Marmara Dugi Otok 1,655 Sali Kalymnos 16,001 Pothia Chergui Remla Sant'Antioco 11,730 Sant'Antioco Ios 2,024 Ios Mljet 1,088 Babino Polje Kythnos 1,456 Kythnos Astypalaia 1,334 Astypalaia Ithaca 3,231 Vathy Skopelos 4,960 Skopelos Salamis 39,283 Salamina Rab 9,328 Rab Vis 3,445 Vis Mykonos 10,120 Mykonos Syros 21,505 Ermoupoli Aegina 13,056 Aegina Formentera 7,461 Sant Francesc Xavier Pantelleria 7,729 Pantelleria Santorini 15,230 Fira Lošinj 7,587 Mali Lošinj Serifos 1,420 Serifos Sifnos 2,625 Apollonia Gharbi Mellita Gozo 37,288 Victoria Kasos 1,084 Fry Alonissos 2,712 Patitiri Tilos 780 Megálo Chorió Pašman 2,845 Pašman Šolta 1,700 Grohote Symi 2,590 Symi Leros 7,907 Agia Marina San Pietro 6,444 Carloforte Asinara 1 Cala d'Oliva Hydra 1,948 Hydra Ugljan 6,049 Preko Skiathos 6,088 Skiathos Lastovo 792 Lastovo Ischia 60,335 Ischia Agios Efstratios 270 Agios Efstratios Nisyros 987 Mandraki Sikinos 273 Sikinos Psara 454 Psara Anafi 271 Anafi Lipari 10,763 Lipari Bozcaada 2,427 Bozcaada Kimolos 908 Kimolos Antiparos 1,211 Antiparos Patmos 2,998 Patmos Kornat 19 Folegandros 765 Folegandros Fourni 1,313 Fourni Gavdos 152 Kastri Čiovo 5,908 Okrug Gornji Halki 478 Halki Salina 2,300 Malfa Olib 140 Olib Uzunada Paxi 2,280 Gaios Kalamos 5 496 Kalamos Kyra Panagia 2 Giglio 1,458 Cunda (Alibey) Poros 3,993 Poros Molat 197 Molat Vir 3,000 Vir Spetses 4,027 Spetses Paşalimanı Harmanli Saria 45 Vulcano 715 Vulcano Avsa Avsa Antikythera 68 Potamós Lampedusa 4,500 Lampedusa e Linosa La Maddalena 11,902 La Maddalena Meganisi 1,040 Katomeri Favignana 4,383 Favignana Capraia 410 Capraia Elafonisos 1,024 Elafonisos Murter 4,895 Murter Makronisos 9 Irakleia 141 Irakleia Iž 615 Iž Veli Gyaros 0 Megalonisos Petalion 0 Polyaigos 2 Unije 88 Unije Leipsoi 790 Leipsoi Šipan 419 Šipanska Luka Caprera 0 Cabrera 0 Keros 0 Žirje 103 Žirje Sestrunj 48 Sestrunj Silba 292 Silba Žut 0 Pserimos 80 Pserimos Oinousses 826 Oinousses Peristera 30 Rineia 0 Agathonisi 185 Megálo Chorió Donoussa 167 Donoussa (Stavros) Prvic (Krk) 0 Stromboli 572 San Vincenzo Dokos 18 Dokos Porquerolles 200 Schiza 0 Drvenik Veliki 168 Drvenik Veliki Marettimo 819 Marettimo Agistri 1,142 Milos (Megalohori) Dia 0 Gioura 0 Capri 12,200 Capri Montecristo 2 Pianosa 10 Othonoi 392 Othonoi Thymaina 143 Thymaina Imrali Ist 202 Filicudi 235 Therasia 319 Kastellorizo 492 Levitha 0 Sapientza 2 Île du Levant Kara Ada Premuda 58 Ustica 1,302 Plavnik 0 Maun 0 Šćedro 0 Zlarin 276 Schoinousa 227 Antimilos 0 Syrna 0 Despotiko 0 Ammouliani 541 Ponza 3,107 Alimia 0 La Galite 0 Kaprije 143 Port-Cros 30 Arkoi 44 Sveti Grgur 0 Skantzoura 0 Biševo 15 Kastos 80 Tavolara 0 Levanzo 208 Pano Koufonisi 399 Sazan Island 0 Veliki Brijun 0 Ilovik 85 Petalas 0 Total 11,683,668
By population (above 200,000)
Name Country Population Capital /main city Sicily 5,010,001 Palermo Sardinia 1,656,000 Cagliari Cyprus (U.K.) Nicosia Mallorca 920,605 Palma Crete 622,871 Heraklion Malta 494,000 Valletta Corsica 322,000 Ajaccio
By country
Albania Sazan Kunë Ksamil Islands Franz Joseph Island Zvërnec Islands Tongo Island Stil Island
Croatia
France Corsica Lavezzi Islands Cavallo Island Frioul archipelago Lérins Islands Îles d'Hyères
Greece
Crete Euboea Gavdos
Cyclades
Dodecanese Islands
Ionian Islands
North Aegean islands
Saronic Islands
Sporades Islands
Italy
Notable Italian islands include:
Calabria Coreca Reefs Isola di Dino San Nicola Arcella Campanian Archipelago Capri Gaiola Island Ischia Nisida Procida Sirenuse Cheradi Islands Gallipoli San Paolo Island Sant'Andrea Island Vivara Marano Grado Lagoon Barbana Isola di Grado Ligurian Sea islands Bergeggi Gallinara Pontine Islands Gavi Ponza Palmarola Santo Stefano Ventotene Zannone Zannone Sardinia Asinara Sant'Antioco San Pietro La Maddalena Caprera Spargi Budelli Razzoli Santo Stefano Molara Island Tavolara Sicily Aegadian Islands Marettimo Favignana Levanzo Aeolian Islands Lipari Vulcano Filicudi Alicudi Panarea Salina Stromboli Pantelleria Pelagian Islands Lampedusa Lampione Linosa Ustica Tremiti Islands Capraia Cretaccio Pianosa (di Tremiti) San Domino San Nicola Tuscan Archipelago Capraia Elba Formiche di Grosseto Giannutri Giglio Gorgona Meloria Montecristo Palmaiola Pianosa Venetian Lagoon islands Burano Chioggia Giudecca Isola di San Clemente La Certosa Lazzaretto Vecchio Lido Mazzorbo Murano Pellestrina Poveglia Sacca Fisola San Francesco del Deserto San Giorgio in Alga San Giorgio Maggiore San Lazzaro degli Armeni San Marco in Boccalama Isola di San Michele San Secondo San Pietro di Castello San Servolo Sant'Andrea Sant'Angelo della Polvere Sant'Elena Sant'Erasmo Santa Maria della Grazia Sottomarina Torcello Tronchetto Venice Vignole
Lebanon Palm Islands Zireh Island
Malta Maltese Islands Malta Gozo Comino Cominotto Filfla St Paul's Island Manoel Island Fungus Rock
Montenegro Sveti Nikola Island Sveta Neđelja Katič Sveti Stefan Ada Bojana Stari Ulcinj In Bay of Kotor: Mamula Prevlaka Sveti Marko Island of Our Lady of Mercy Gospa od Škrpjela Sveti Đorđe
Spain
Alboran Balearic Islands Gymnesian Islands Mallorca Menorca Cabrera Sa Dragonera Pityusic (or Pine) Islands Es Vedrà Formentera Eivissa / Ibiza S'Espalmador Columbretes Islands Illa Grossa or Columbret Gran La Ferrera La Foradada El Carallot Islas Chafarinas Isla del Congreso Isla de Isabel II Isla del Rey Islas Alhucemas Peñón de Alhucemas Isla de Tierra Isla de Mar Tabarca Illes Medes Formigues Mazarrón Isla de Perejil Isla de Santa Catalina
Syria Arwad
Tunisia Djerba Kerkennah Islands Chergui Gharbi Galite Islands Zembra Kneiss Chikly Plane Island
Turkey
The following are some of the most notable Turkish Aegean islands. See Turkish Aegean islands for a more complete list.
Aydıncık Islands Bozcaada or Tenedos Babadıl Islands Beşadalar Boğsak Island Boğsak Islet Bozyazı Island Burgazada Büyükada Çatalada Cunda Island Dana Adası Domuz Island Gemiler Adası Gökçeada or Imbros (largest Turkish island) Güvercin Island Hayırsız Ada Hekim Island Heybeli Ada Iç Ada İncir Ada Kara Ada Kara Ada (Bodrum) Kargı Adası Kekova Kınalıada Kizikada Kizkalesi Küçük Tavşan Adası Lale Island Metelik Island Salih Ada Sıçan Adası Tersane Island Uzunada Yassi Ada Yılancık Ada Yumurtalık Island
Disputed Imia/Kardak (Greece/Turkey)
Politically divided
Cyprus (island) Republic of Cyprus separated from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus by a UN buffer zone Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus separated from the Republic of Cyprus by a UN buffer zone) Akrotiri and Dhekelia (Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom)
See also Adriatic islands Aegean Islands Ionian Islands
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