Peloponnese

Peloponnese Πελοπόννησος
Traditional region
Peloponnese (blue) within Greece
Country	Greece
Administrative regions	Peloponnese (region) Western Greece (in part)
Capital	Tripoli
Largest city	Patra
Area
• Total	21,549.6 km2 (8,320.3 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,155,019
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Demonym	Peloponnesian
ISO 3166 code	GR-J

The Peloponnese (/ˌpɛləpəˈniːz, -ˈniːs/ PEL-ə-pə-NEEZ, -⁠NEESS), Peloponnesus (/ˌpɛləpəˈniːsəs/ PEL-ə-pə-NEE-səs; Greek: Πελοπόννησος, romanized: Pelopónnēsos, IPA: [peloˈponisos]) or Morea (Medieval Greek: Μωρέας, romanized: Mōrèas; Greek: Μωριάς, romanized: Mōriàs) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridge which separates the Gulf of Corinth from the Saronic Gulf. From the late Middle Ages until the 19th century, the peninsula was known as the Morea, a name still in colloquial use in its demotic form.

The peninsula is divided among three administrative regions: most belongs to the Peloponnese region, with smaller parts belonging to the West Greece and Attica regions.