▁belong ▁to ▁the ▁list . ▁ ▁Population ▁figures ▁of ▁some ▁small ▁islands ▁of ▁I cel and ▁( f . ex ▁He ima ey ▁are ▁dedu cted ▁from ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁republic ▁of ▁I cel and . ▁ ▁Made ira ▁Island ▁of ▁Portugal ▁is ▁not ▁included , ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁European ▁island . ▁ ▁Can ary ▁Islands ▁of ▁Spain ▁are ▁like wise ▁not ▁included , ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁not ▁European ▁islands ▁either . ▁ ▁To ▁be ▁precise , ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁Chi og gia ▁( two ▁distinct ▁cities , ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁at ▁the ▁centre , ▁the ▁second ▁one ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Ven ice ▁L ago on ) ▁are ▁not ▁two ▁islands ▁themselves , ▁but ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁larger ▁and ▁smaller ▁l ago on ▁islands , ▁very ▁near ▁one ▁to ▁another ▁but ▁separated ▁by ▁larger ▁and ▁smaller ▁l ago on ▁channels . ▁As ▁for ▁Paris ▁and ▁Saint ▁Petersburg , ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁difficult ▁to ▁find ▁statistics ▁about ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁every ▁single ▁island . ▁ ▁The ▁status ▁of ▁S öder t ör n ▁and ▁S öder mal m ▁as ▁islands ▁has ▁been ▁disput ed ▁in ▁earlier ▁Wikipedia ▁articles ; ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁ ▁includes ▁a ▁changed ▁definition ▁of ▁an ▁" is land " ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁- ▁which ▁clar ifies ▁the ▁question , ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁official ▁Swedish ▁statistics . ▁ ▁Population ▁figures ▁( as ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ) ▁of ▁Swedish ▁islands ▁except ▁S öder mal m ▁and ▁K ung sh