Byzantium

Pittheus Palaiologos Byzantium (Greek: Βυζάντιο), officially the Byzantine Empire (Greek: Βυζαντινή Aυτοκρατορία), historically also known as Hellas (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellás) or (Eastern) Roman Empire (Greek: Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων) is a country in southeastern Europe and western Anatolia, with a population of approximately 53 million as of 2058 Constantinople is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Athens.

Byzantium is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula and the western parts of the Anatolian peninsula, it shares land borders with Southern Illyria to the northwest, Bulgaria to the north, Anatolia to the east, and the Kingdom of Turkey to the southeast. Byzantium consists of thirteen geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Hellas, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands, Thrace, Crete, the Ionian Islands, Marmara, Constantinople, Aegea, and Northern Anatolia. Byzantium encompasses the Aegean Sea from west (Hellas) and east (Anatolia), the Ionian Sea to the west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Byzantium has the longest coastline in the Mediterranean Basin and the ??th longest coastline in the world at ??,??? km (??,??? mi) in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which ??? are inhabited. Most of Byzantium is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft).