Syros is the most populated island of the Cyclades with an area of 84 square kilometers with Ermoupoli as its capital, which is the administrative center of the Cyclades with all public services concentrated, (Courts, South Aegean Region, Fire Brigade, Chamber of Cyclades, Customs, Tax Office , Departments of Agriculture, Forestry, Education, Urban Planning, Fisheries, Trade, Merchant Navy Academy, Department of the University of the Aegean, etc.). The population of Syros amounts to approximately 27,000 inhabitants, who are engaged in trade, agriculture, animal husbandry, beekeeping, shipping and tourism.