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The neutrality of this page is disputed. (See Talk:Aegean Macedonia)

Aegean Macedonia is the name sometimes given to the Greek portion of the region known in the past few hundred years as Macedonia, which comprises approximately 51% of that region. Greeks object to this characterization, claiming that the name Macedonia should properly only apply to the region of the historical kingdom of Macedon, which is almost entirely contained within Greece; thus, Greece uses the term Makedonia to refer to what other countries call Aegean Macedonia (or sometimes Greek Macedonia). Bulgaria and FYROM (which calls itself the Republic of Macedonia) disagree with this characterization, and claim the Greek Makedonia is in fact only approximately half of the region of Macedonia.

The remainder of this article concerns itself with that region of Northern Greece. See also Peripheries of Greece.

The Population: 2,450,000

Though mostly mountainous, the region also encompasses the valleys of the Aliakmon, Axios, Nestos, and Strimon rivers, all of which drain into the Aegean Sea. The region has a population of approximately 2,450,000, and its largest city is Thessaloniki, with a population of around 1,350,000 . Other cities include Grevena, Kastoria, Veria, Edhessa, Florina, Drama, Kilkis, Serrai, Katerini, Kozani, and Kavala.

The region is home to a small minority (estimated 0.5%) speakers of Slavic languages. Before the Second World War the number was slightly higher, but many of them migrated to Bulgaria and Yugoslavia after the end of the war and during the Greek civil war (1946-1949).

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 ''The neutrality of this page is [[Wikipedia:NPOV dispute|disputed]].'' (See [[Talk:Aegean Macedonia]])
+'''Aegean Macedonia''' is the name sometimes given to the [[Greece|Greek]] portion of the region known in the past few hundred years as [[Macedonia]], which comprises approximately 51% of that region.  Greeks object to this characterization, claiming that the name Macedonia should properly only apply to the region of the historical kingdom of [[Macedon]], which is almost entirely contained within Greece; thus, Greece uses the term ''Makedonia'' to refer to what other countries call ''Aegean Macedonia'' (or sometimes ''Greek Macedonia'').  [[Bulgaria]] and FYROM (which calls itself the [[Republic of Macedonia]]) disagree with this characterization, and claim the Greek ''Makedonia'' is in fact only approximately half of the region of Macedonia.
-'''Aegean Macedonia''' is the name sometimes given to the [[Greece|Greek]] province of [[Macedonia]], which in Greece is called [[Makedonia]].See [[Peripheries of Greece|Peripheries]] and
-[[Prefectures of Greece|Prefectures]] of Greece.
+The remainder of this article concerns itself with that region of Northern Greece.  See also ''[[Peripheries of Greece]]''.
-Population: 2,450,000
+The Population: 2,450,000
+Though mostly mountainous, the region also encompasses the valleys of the [[Aliakmon]],  [[Axios]], [[Nestos]], and [[Strimon]] rivers, all of which drain into the Aegean Sea.  The region has a population of approximately 2,450,000, and its largest city is [[Thessaloniki]], with a population of around 1,350,000
-[[Macedonia]] (67,000 sq.km.) is a region divided between the [[Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia]] (38%), [[Bulgaria]] (11%) and [[Greece]] (51%). The Greek part, being bordered by the [[Aegean Sea]], was given the name "Aegean Macedonia" by [[Josip Broz Tito]] and other Yugoslav officials after [[World War II]]."Aegean Macedonia" is Josip Broz Tito's [[propaganda]] name.
+.  Other cities include [[Grevena]], [[Kastoria]], [[Veria]], [[Edhessa]], [[Florina]], [[Drama, Greece|Drama]], [[Kilkis]], [[Serrai]], [[Katerini]], [[Kozani]], and [[Kavala]].
+The region is home to a small minority (estimated 0.5%) speakers of [[Slavic languages]]. Before the Second World War the number was slightly higher, but many of them migrated to Bulgaria and [[Yugoslavia]] after the end of the war and during the Greek civil war ([[1946]]-[[1949]]).
-Though mostly mountainous, the region also encompasses the valleys of the [[Aliakmon]],  [[Axios]], [[Nestos]], and [[Strimon]] rivers, all of which drain into the Aegean Sea.
-:Capital: [[Thessaloniki]] (Other names: Salonica, Salonic, Salun).
-:Population: est. 1,350,000
-:Industry: services, agriculture, universities.
-Other cities: [[Grevena]], [[Kastoria]], [[Veria]], [[Edhessa]], [[Florina]], [[Drama, Greece|Drama]], [[Kilkis]], [[Serrai]], [[Katerini]], [[Kozani]], [[Kavala]].
-Aegean Macedonia is home to an estimated 13,000 speakers of [[Slavic languages]]. Before the Second World War the number was slightly higher, but many of them migrated to Bulgaria and [[Yugoslavia]] after the end of the war and during the Greek civil war ([[1946]]-[[1949]]).