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| Greece |
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Greece (Ελλάδα, Ellada; Hellas,)
official name: the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Elliniki Dhimokratia)
ancient name: Hellas (Ελλάς, Ellas)
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| capital: |
Athens
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| location: |
Southern Europe, on the northeast of the Mediterranean Sea, bordering the Ionian Sea in the west and the Aegean Sea in the east; between Albania and Turkey
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| local time: |
Eastern European Time (EET)
Daylight Saving Schedule:
Summer (from last Sunday in March)
GMT/UTC +3 hours
Winter (from last Sunday in October)
GMT/UTC +2 hours
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| currency: |
Euro (€)
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| climate: |
Mediterranean (temperate, with wet winters and hot, dry summers);
continental (wetter, cooler) in the north
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| total area: |
total: 131,940 square kilometres
land: 130,800 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km
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| coastline: |
13,676 km
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| international boundaries: |
total: 1,228 km
borders:
Albania 282 km,
Republic of North Macedonia 246 km,
Bulgaria 494 km,
Turkey 206 km
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| terrain: |
Mainly mountainous interspersed with plains; mountain ranges extend into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
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| highest point: |
Mytikas, the highest peak of Mount Olympus (Όρος Όλυμπος, Oros Olympos), 2,918.8 metres (9,576 feet)
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| population: |
10,964,020 (Athens 3,192,606)
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| ethnicities: |
Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census)
Census figures represent citizenship; Greece does not collect data on ethnicity.
Ethnic minorities include Vlachs, Pomaks, Turks and Roma.
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| language: |
Greek 99% (official),
other 1% (including English and French)
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| religion: |
Greek Orthodox 98%,
Muslim 1.3%,
other 0.7%
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| political system: |
parliamentary democracy since 1974
European Union member since 1981
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| constitution: |
11 June 1975; amended March 1986 and April 2001
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| parliament: |
300 members, elected every 4 years
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national holiday:
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Independence Day, 25 March (1821)
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administrative
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The internal administration of Greece is organized through 7 self-governing decentralized administrations (αποκεντρωμένες διοικήσεις, apokentromenes dioikiseis), each of which contains one or more regions.
There are 13 regions (περιφέρειες, peripheries), each of which is divided into regional units.
See the table of regions and regional units below.
There are 74 regional units (περιφερειακές ενότητες, prifereiakes enotites), which are further divided into municipalities.
There are 325 municipalities (δήμοι, dimoi), each subdivided into municipal units (δημοτικές ενότητες, dimotikés enotites), and finally into communities (κοινότητες, koinotites).
Mount Athos (Άγιον Όρος, Agion Oros, Holy Mountain) is an autonomous monastic state. |
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A sign for a cafe with a takeaway service in Delphi, Greece. |
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| Greece |
Administrative divisions of Greece |
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Decentralized
Administration |
Region |
Regional
units |
MFP Guides
and articles |
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Attica
Seat: Athens |
Attica |
Central Athens
North Athens
South Athens
West Athens
East Attica
West Attica
Piraeus
Islands |
Attica
Athens
Blogs
Athens 1
Athens 2 |
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Macedonia and Thrace
Seat: Thessaloniki |
Central Macedonia |
Chalkidiki
Imathia
Kilkis
Pella
Pieria
Serres
Thessaloniki |
Macedonia
Pella
Polygyros
Stageira and
Olympiada
Veria
Blogs
Dion
Pella
Polygyros
Thessaloniki |
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Eastern Macedonia
and Thrace |
Drama
Evros
Kavala
Rhodope
Thasos
Xanthi |
Thrace
Alexandroupoli
Samothraki |
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Epirus and
Western Macedonia
Seat: Ioannina |
Epirus |
Arta
Ioannina
Preveza
Thesprotia |
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Western Macedonia |
Florina
Grevena
Kastoria
Kozani |
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Thessaly and
Central Greece
Seat: Larissa |
Thessaly |
Karditsa
Larissa
Magnesia
Sporades
Trikala |
Blogs
Meteora |
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Central Greece |
Boeotia
Euboea
Evrytania
Phocis
Phthiotis |
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Peloponnese,
Western Greece
and the Ionian Islands
Seat: Patras |
Peloponnese |
Arcadia
Argolis
Corinthia
Laconia
Messenia |
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Western Greece |
Achaea
Aetolia-Acarnania
Elis |
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Ionian Islands |
Cephalonia
Corfu
Ithaca
Lefkada
Zakynthos |
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Aegean
Seat: Piraeus |
North Aegean |
Chios
Ikaria
Lemnos
Lesbos
Samos |
Agios Efstratios
Psara
Samos |
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South Aegean |
Andros
Kalymnos
Karpathos
Kea-Kythnos
Kos
Milos
Mykonos
Naxos
Paros
Rhodes
Syros
Santorini
Tinos |
Dodecanese islands
Kastellorizo
Patmos |
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Crete
Seat: Heraklion |
Crete |
Chania
Heraklion
Lasithi
Rethymno |
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A Greek salad, the famous choriatiki (village salad). |
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George Alvanos
rooms in
Kavala's historic Panagia District
Anthemiou 35,
Kavala, Greece
kavalarooms.gr
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Olive Garden Restaurant
Kastellorizo,
Greece
+30 22460 49 109
kastellorizo.de
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Papoutsis
Travel Agency
Kastellorizo,
Greece
+30 22460 49 286
greeklodgings.gr
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