Vis (island)
Vis (Greek: Ἴσσα; Italian: Lissa) is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands, with an area of 90.26 km² and a population of 3,617 (as of 2001). Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast. There are two municipalities on the island, with seats in its two biggest coastal towns: the municipality around the town of Vis (pop. 1,960) covers the eastern part of the island while the one centered in Komiža pop. 1,677) covers its western half.
The main industries on the island are agriculture (mainly viticulture), fishing, fish refining and tourism.
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