Corfu

Summary

Corfu is an island^[1]. Corfu ranks in the top 0.38% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,258 views/month, #28 of 7,296).^[2]

Key Facts

• Corfu is located in Corfu Regional Unit^[3].
• Corfu is located in Ionian Islands^[4].
• Corfu is in the country of Greece^[5].
• Corfu is in the country of Greece^[6].
• Corfu is on the body of water Ionian Sea^[7].
• Corfu's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Corfu's capital is recorded as Corfu^[9].
• Corfu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Verona^[10].
• Corfu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Latakia^[11].
• Corfu's twinned administrative body is recorded as La Baule-Escoublac^[12].
• Corfu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gold Coast^[13].
• Corfu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Meissen^[14].
• Corfu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Troisdorf^[15].
• Corfu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bari^[16].
• Corfu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brindisi^[17].
• Corfu's official residence is recorded as Achilleion^[18].
• Corfu's postal code is recorded as 490 82, 490 83, 490 84, 491 00^[19].
• Corfu is part of Ionian Islands^[20].
• Corfu is part of Ionian Sea^[21].
• Corfu's Commons category is recorded as Corfu^[22].
• Corfu's patron saint is recorded as Saint Spyridon^[23].
• Corfu's patron saint is recorded as Saint Spyridon^[24].
• Corfu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[25].
• Corfu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[26].
• Corfu's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern European Time^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Greece^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Greece^[29], founded in 1821^[30]. Located in include Corfu Regional Unit^[3], a prefecture of Greece^[31], in Greece^[32] and Ionian Islands^[4], an island group^[33], in Greece^[34]. Corfu is on the body of water Ionian Sea^[7]. Part of include Ionian Islands^[20], an island group^[35], in Greece^[36] and Ionian Sea^[21], a marginal sea^[37], in Greece^[38].

Physical Characteristics

Corfu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+626'}^[39]. Corfu's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+61'}^[40]. Population counts include {'amount': '+100854'}^[41] and {'amount': '+99134'}^[42].

Designation and Status

Corfu's instance of is recorded as island^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Corfu include Corfu International Airport^[43], an international airport^[44], in Greece^[45], founded in 1937^[46]; Corfu Declaration^[47], an agreement^[48], in Kingdom of Yugoslavia^[49], written by Nikola Pašić^[50]; and Corcyre^[51], a department of France^[52], in French First Republic^[53], founded in 1797^[54].

Why It Matters

Corfu ranks in the top 0.38% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,258 views/month, #28 of 7,296).^[2] Corfu has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] Corfu is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for Corfu include Corfu International Airport^[43], an international airport^[44], in Greece^[45], founded in 1937^[46]; Corfu Declaration^[47], an agreement^[48], in Kingdom of Yugoslavia^[49], written by Nikola Pašić^[50]; and Corcyre^[51], a department of France^[52], in French First Republic^[53], founded in 1797^[54].