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About the Greek islands of Paxos and Antipaxos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Paxi, Paxos
ISLAND GROUP: Ionian Islands
POPULATION: 2,500 of which about 500 live in Gaios.
GEOGRAPHY: Total area of 19 km sq, 10.5 km long, 4.5 km wide.
GENERAL IMPRESSIONS: Pretty, laid back easy pace of life: boulder strewn hillsides and dry river beds; olive groves; narrow olive-blackened roads; few, good sandy beaches.
SPECIALITIES: Olives and olive oil.
TELEPHONE PREFIX: 0662
MAIN TOWNS: Gaios (capital and main port), Lakka & Loggos