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Capital (and largest city) |
Komotini (Greek) / Gyumyurdzina (Bulgarian) | ||||
Other cities | Xanthi (Greek) / Skecha (Bulgarian) | ||||
Language official |
Greek and Bulgarian | ||||
others | French (Administrative usage) and Turkish | ||||
Religion main |
Secular state | ||||
others | Greek Orthodox, Bulgarian Orthodox and Muslim | ||||
Ethnic Groups main |
Greek and Bulgarian | ||||
others | Pomaks and Turks | ||||
Government | Territory under League of Nations protection | ||||
High Commissioner | |||||
Area | aprox. 8,600 km² | ||||
Population | aprox. 224,000 | ||||
Established | 1920 | ||||
Independence | from Kingdom of Bulgaria | ||||
Currency | Greek drachma and Bulgarian lev |
The Treaty of Neuilly established in Western Thrace, a former territory of Bulgaria, a demilitarized zone under the provisional administration of France, UK and Italy.