Editing Greece (section)

== Politics ==
{{Main|Politics of Greece}}
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The current [[Constitution of Greece|Constitution]], establishing Greece as a [[parliamentary republic]],<ref name="con51,53">{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gr/english/politeuma/syntagma.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925181747/http://www.parliament.gr/english/politeuma/syntagma.pdf |archive-date=25 September 2007 |title=Syntagma |language=el |access-date=2 August 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> was enacted in 1975, after the fall of the [[Greek military junta of 1967–1974|military dictatorship of 1967–1974]], and has been amended four times since. It consists of 120 articles, provides for a [[separation of powers]] into [[executive branch|executive]], [[legislative branch|legislative]], and [[judicial branch]]es, and grants extensive specific guarantees (further reinforced in [[Greek Constitutional amendment of 2001|2001]]) of [[civil liberties]] and [[social rights]].{{Sfn | Dagtoglou | 1991 | p = 21}}{{Sfn | Venizelos | 2002 | pp = 131–32, 165–72}}

Legislative powers are exercised by a 300-member [[unicameralism|unicameral Parliament]].<ref name="con51,53" /> According to the Constitution, executive power is exercised by the [[Government of Greece|Government]] and the [[President of Greece|President of the Republic]], who is the nominal head of state, is elected by the [[Hellenic Parliament|Parliament]] for a five-year term and promulgates statutes passed by Parliament.<ref name="con51,53" /> However, the [[Greek Constitutional amendment of 1986|Constitutional amendment of 1986]] rendered the President's office largely ceremonial; the most powerful officeholder is thus the [[Prime Minister of Greece|prime minister]], Greece's head of government.<ref name="M477-478">{{Harvnb | Mavrias | 2002 | pp = 477–78, 486–87}}</ref> The position is filled by the [[List of Prime Ministers of Greece|current leader]] of the [[List of political parties in Greece|political party]] that can obtain a vote of confidence by the Parliament. The president of the republic formally appoints the prime minister and, on their recommendation, appoints and dismisses the other members of the Cabinet.<ref name="con51,53" />

[[File:Hellenic Parliament from high above.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|The building of the [[Hellenic Parliament]] ([[Old Royal Palace]]) in central [[Athens]]]]

Members of Parliament are elected in [[direct elections]], which [[Apportionment in the Hellenic Parliament|are conducted with a system]] of [[Semi-proportional representation|"reinforced" proportional representation]], [[majority bonus system|favouring the party winning a plurality of the popular vote]] and leading to the formation of single-party governments.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} [[Elections in Greece#Election of the legislature|Parliamentary elections]] are held every four years, but early elections are proclaimed by the President on the cabinet's proposal or if a [[motion of no confidence]] passes in Parliament.<ref name="con51,53" /> The [[voting age]] is 17.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wFHp_31M9ESQXdtvSoClrL8NXGWS3cU8Kt5MXD0LzQTLWPU9yLzB8V68knBzLCmTXKaO6fpVZ6Lx9hLslJUqeiQT0KQWhles74cYXM24iMng4dV6SZbxmK4oRQd575yNXQ. |script-title=el:Εφημερίδα της Κυβερνήσεως τη Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας |volume=A |issue=133 |date=27 July 2016 |publisher=National Publishing House |location=Athens |language=el |trans-title=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic]] |access-date=12 February 2019 |archive-date=8 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808002137/http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wFHp_31M9ESQXdtvSoClrL8NXGWS3cU8Kt5MXD0LzQTLWPU9yLzB8V68knBzLCmTXKaO6fpVZ6Lx9hLslJUqeiQT0KQWhles74cYXM24iMng4dV6SZbxmK4oRQd575yNXQ. |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Women's suffrage]] was legislated in [[Greek Constitution of 1952|1952]].

According to an OECD report, Greeks display a moderate level of civic participation compared to most other developed countries; voter turnout was 58% during recent elections, lower than the OECD average of 69%.<ref>{{cite web|title=OECD Better Life Index – Greece |url=http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/greece/ |website=www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org|publisher=OECD|access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813012619/https://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/countries/greece/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Political parties ===
{{Main|List of political parties in Greece}}
After the [[Metapolitefsi|restoration of democracy]] in 1974–1975, the Greek party system was dominated by the liberal-conservative [[New Democracy (Greece)|New Democracy]] (ND) and the social-democratic [[PASOK|Panhellenic Socialist Movement]] (PASOK).{{Refn | group = lower-alpha | For a diachronic analysis of the Greek party system, see {{Harvnb|Pappas|2003}}, who distinguishes three distinct types of party system which developed in consecutive order, namely, a predominant-party system (from 1952 to 1963), a system of polarised pluralism (between 1963 and 1981), and a two-party system (since 1981).}} PASOK and New Democracy largely alternated in power until the outbreak of the [[Greek government-debt crisis|government-debt crisis]] in 2009, whenceforth they experienced a sharp decline in popularity,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.vprc.gr/uplds/File/teleytaia%20nea/Epikaira/Political%20Climate%20and%20Governance_December2011.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425150133/http://www.vprc.gr/uplds/File/teleytaia%20nea/Epikaira/Political%20Climate%20and%20Governance_December2011.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2012 |place=GR |title=Πολιτική Συγκυρία & Διακυβέρνηση |trans-title=Political climate & governance |date=22 December 2011 |publisher=VPRC |access-date=22 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eklogika.gr/uploads/files/Dimoskopiseis/Political_Conjuncture_and_Governance_Jan2012.pdf |title=Πολιτική Συγκυρία & Διακυβέρνηση |trans-title=Political conjuncture & governance |place=GR |date=26 January 2012 |work=VPRC |access-date=26 January 2012 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235341/http://www.eklogika.gr/uploads/files/Dimoskopiseis/Political_Conjuncture_and_Governance_Jan2012.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eklogika.gr/uploads/files/Dimoskopiseis/ToThePoint-Ert3_30-1-12.pdf |title=Πανελλαδικη Ερευνα για την ET3 |date=29 January 2012 |work=To The Point |access-date=29 January 2012 |place=GR |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924010522/http://www.eklogika.gr/uploads/files/Dimoskopiseis/ToThePoint-Ert3_30-1-12.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |via=Ek logika |place=GR |url=http://www.eklogika.gr/uploads/files/Dimoskopiseis/PulseRC-ToPontiki_2-2-2012.pdf |title=Ερευνα της Pulse RC για το Ποντικι |date=2 February 2012 |publisher=Pulse RC |access-date=2 February 2012 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923235437/http://www.eklogika.gr/uploads/files/Dimoskopiseis/PulseRC-ToPontiki_2-2-2012.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.eklogika.gr/uploads/files/Dimoskopiseis/varometro_2_12.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226224630/http://www.eklogika.gr/uploads/files/Dimoskopiseis/varometro_2_12.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2012 |url-status=live |title=Πολιτικό Βαρόμετρο 99 |trans-title=Political barometer |date=7 February 2012 |work=Public Issue |publisher=Ek logika |access-date=7 February 2011}}</ref> manifested in the [[Greek legislative election, May 2012|parliamentary elections of May 2012]], when the left-wing [[SYRIZA]] became the second major party,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www1.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/egk42_19062012.pdf |title=June 2012 Greek legislative election |access-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628235938/http://www.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/egk42_19062012.pdf |archive-date=28 June 2015 }}</ref> overtaking PASOK as the main party of the centre-left.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EYQgDQAAQBAJ&q=syriza%2520pasok%2520centre-left&pg=PA94 |title=Radical Left Parties in Government: The Cases of SYRIZA and AKEL |last=Katsourides |first=Yiannos |date=22 September 2016 |publisher=Springer |isbn=9781137588418 |page=94 |language=en |access-date=11 November 2020 |archive-date=10 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610022247/https://books.google.com/books?id=EYQgDQAAQBAJ&q=syriza%2520pasok%2520centre-left&pg=PA94#v=onepage&q=syriza%2520pasok%2520centre-left&f=false |url-status=live }}</ref> After a [[June 2023 Greek legislative election|repeat election in June 2023]], New Democracy gained almost 41% of the popular vote and a parliamentary majority of 158 and its leader, [[Kyriakos Mitsotakis]], who [[First Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis|had been Prime Minister]] from [[2019 Greek legislative election|2019]] until the [[May 2023 Greek legislative election|inconclusive election of May 2023]], was sworn in for a [[Second Cabinet of Kyriakos Mitsotakis|second four-year term]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mitsotakis sworn in as Greek PM, promises more jobs and 'big changes' |publisher=Reuters |date=2023-06-26 |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/mitsotakis-be-sworn-greek-pm-after-landslide-victory-2023-06-26/ |accessdate=2024-05-19 |url-status=live |archive-date=2 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702205724/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/mitsotakis-be-sworn-greek-pm-after-landslide-victory-2023-06-26/}}</ref> Other parties represented in the [[Hellenic Parliament]] are the [[Communist Party of Greece]] (KKE), [[Greek Solution]], [[New Left (Greece)|New Left]], [[Spartans (Greek political party)|Spartans]], [[Victory (Greek political party)|Victory]] and [[Course of Freedom]].

=== Foreign relations ===
{{Main|Foreign relations of Greece}}
[[File:Foreign relations of Greece.svg|thumb|right|upright=1.5 |Representation through:<ref>{{cite web |script-title=el:Αρχές του Εξωτερικού |trans-title=Missions Abroad |publisher=Hellenic Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs |language=el |access-date=2 July 2011 |url=http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/el-GR/Services/Directory/GreekAuthoritiesAbroad/#Β |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110521050219/http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/el-GR/Services/Directory/GreekAuthoritiesAbroad/ |archive-date=21 May 2011}}</ref><br/>{{Color box|#3771c8|border=darkgray}} embassy<br/>{{Color box|#aaccff|border=darkgray}} embassy in another country<br/>{{Color box|#37c837|border=darkgray}} general consulate<br/>{{Color box|#cccccc|border=darkgray}} no representation<br/>{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} Greece]]

Foreign policy is conducted through the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] and its head, the [[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]], currently [[Giorgos Gerapetritis]]. The aims of the Ministry are to represent Greece before other states and international organisations; safeguard the interests of the state and its citizens abroad; promote Greek culture; foster closer relations with the [[Greek diaspora]]; and encourage international cooperation.<ref name="MFA mission">{{cite web |url=http://www.mfa.gr/en/the-ministry/structure/mission-and-competences.html |title=Mission and Competences |publisher=[[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs]] |access-date=23 February 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213162204/http://www1.mfa.gr/en/the-ministry/structure/mission-and-competences.html |archive-date=13 February 2012}}</ref> Greece is described as having a [[Special relationship (international relations)|special relationship]] with [[Cyprus]], Italy, France, Armenia, Australia, Israel, the US and the UK.<ref>{{cite web |title=Greece hails 'special relationship' with France on Hollande visit|work=France 24|date=22 October 2015 |url=http://www.france24.com/en/20151022-greece-hails-special-relationship-france-hollande-visit |access-date=1 January 2023 |archive-date=8 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708170236/https://www.france24.com/en/20151022-greece-hails-special-relationship-france-hollande-visit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |trans-title=Pavlopoulos and Mattarella confirm the longstanding Greek-Italian friendship |title=Παυλόπουλος και Ματαρέλα επιβεβαίωσαν τη μακρόχρονη ελληνοϊταλική φιλία |language=el |website=Documento |url=http://www.documentonews.gr/article/paylopoylos-kai-matarela-epibebaiwsan-th-makroxronh-ellhnoitalikh-filia |access-date=5 March 2017 |archive-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211132954/https://www.documentonews.gr/article/paylopoylos-kai-matarela-epibebaiwsan-th-makroxronh-ellhnoitalikh-filia |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |trans-title=Pavlopoulos – Mattarella: Strong friendship and a common vision between Greece and Italy |title=Παυλόπουλος – Ματαρέλα: Δυνατή φιλία και κοινή οπτική μεταξύ Ελλάδας και Ιταλίας |language=el |date=17 January 2017 |url=http://news247.gr/eidiseis/politiki/paylopoylos-matarela-dynath-filia-kai-koinh-optikh-metaksu-elladas-kai-italias.4482614.html |website=news247 |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-date=6 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306131743/http://news247.gr/eidiseis/politiki/paylopoylos-matarela-dynath-filia-kai-koinh-optikh-metaksu-elladas-kai-italias.4482614.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Greece-Italy alliance (Ελλάδα-Ιταλία συμμαχία) |website=makthes.gr |url=http://makthes.gr/%CE%B5-%CE%B5-%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1-%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B1/ |access-date=2 January 2023|archive-date=6 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306134643/http://makthes.gr/%CE%B5-%CE%B5-%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1-%CE%B9%CF%84%CE%B1%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BC%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%87%CE%AF%CE%B1/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A medal of honor for the Greek-Italian relations (Ενα παράσημο για τις ελληνοϊταλικές σχέσεις) |website=enet.gr |url=http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=400223 |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608110930/http://www.enet.gr/?i=news.el.article&id=400223 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How Greece Became One of America's—and Israel's—Closest Allies |date=18 June 2019 |website=washingtonmonthly.com |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/06/18/how-greece-became-one-of-americas-and-israels-closest-allies/ |access-date=2 January 2023 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618114221/https://washingtonmonthly.com/2019/06/18/how-greece-became-one-of-americas-and-israels-closest-allies/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the resolution of the [[Macedonia naming dispute]] with the [[Prespa Agreement]] in 2018, the Ministry identifies two remaining issues of particular importance to the Greek state: [[Aegean dispute|Turkish challenges to Greek sovereignty rights]] in the Aegean Sea and corresponding airspace, and the [[Cyprus problem]] involving the [[Turkish military forces in Northern Cyprus|Turkish occupation]] of [[Northern Cyprus]].<ref name="MFA issues">{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy-issues/|title=Foreign Policy Issues|publisher=[[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs]]|access-date=23 February 2012|archive-date=6 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206233103/http://www1.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy-issues/|url-status=live}}</ref> There is a long-standing conflict between Turkey and Greece over natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey does not recognise a legal [[continental shelf]] and [[exclusive economic zone]] around the Greek islands.<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkey threatens Greece over disputed Mediterranean territorial claims |url=https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-threatens-greece-over-disputed-mediterranean-territorial-claims/a-54828554 |work=Deutsche Welle |date=5 September 2020 |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407105520/https://www.dw.com/en/turkey-threatens-greece-over-disputed-mediterranean-territorial-claims/a-54828554 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Due to its geographical proximity to Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Greece is of geostrategic importance, which it has leveraged to develop a regional policy to promote peace and stability in the [[Balkans]], Mediterranean and the Middle East.<ref name="MFA regional policy">{{cite web | url= http://www.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/regional-policy/ | title= Regional Policy | work= Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs | publisher= [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs]] | access-date= 23 February 2012 | archive-date= 4 February 2012 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120204082400/http://www1.mfa.gr/en/foreign-policy/regional-policy/ | url-status= live }}</ref> This has accorded the country [[middle power]] status.<ref name="Thanos-Veremēs">Thanos Veremēs (1997) [https://books.google.com/books?id=sn-yAAAAIAAJ The Military in Greek Politics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065337/https://books.google.com/books?id=sn-yAAAAIAAJ |date=4 April 2023 }} "Black Rose Books"</ref>

Greece is a member of numerous international organisations, including the [[Council of Europe]], the [[European Union]], the [[Union for the Mediterranean]], [[NATO]], the {{Lang|fr|[[Organisation internationale de la francophonie]]|italic=no}} and the UN, of which it is a founding member.

=== Military ===
{{Main|Hellenic Armed Forces}}
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The Hellenic Armed Forces are overseen by the [[Hellenic National Defence General Staff]] (Greek: Γενικό Επιτελείο Εθνικής Άμυνας&nbsp;– ΓΕΕΘΑ), with civilian authority vested in the [[Ministry of National Defence (Greece)|Ministry of National Defence]]. It consists of three branches:<ref>{{cite book |author=Central Intelligence Agency |title=The CIA World Factbook 2014 |publisher=Skyhorse |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-62873-451-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aFuCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT991 |access-date=14 February 2023 |page=991 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404065342/https://books.google.com/books?id=aFuCDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT991 |archive-date=4 April 2023}}</ref> the [[Hellenic Army]] (Ellinikos Stratos, ES), the [[Hellenic Navy]] (Elliniko Polemiko Navtiko, EPN) and the [[Hellenic Air Force]] (Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia, EPA).

Moreover, Greece maintains the [[Hellenic Coast Guard]] for law enforcement at sea, search and rescue, and port operations. Though it can support the navy during wartime, it resides under the authority of the [[Ministry of Shipping (Greece)|Ministry of Shipping]].

Greek military personnel total 364,050, of whom 142,700 are active and 221,350 are reserve. Greece [[List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel|ranks 28th in the world]] in the number of citizens serving in the armed forces. [[Conscription in Greece|Mandatory military service]] is generally one year for 19 to 45 year olds.<ref name=Factbook-Greece/> Additionally, Greek males between the ages of 18 and 60 who live in strategically sensitive areas may be required to serve part-time in the National Guard.

As a member of [[NATO]], the Greek military participates in exercises and deployments under the auspices of the alliance, although its involvement in NATO missions is minimal.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Dempsey|first1=Judy|title=EU and NATO Look on at Greece's Pampered Armed Forces |publisher=Carnegie Europe |url=http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/49185|access-date=19 July 2017|url-status=live|archive-date=24 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724115105/http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/49185}}</ref> Greece spends over US$7&nbsp;billion annually on its military, or 2.3% of GDP, the [[List of countries by military expenditures|24th-highest in the world]] in absolute terms, the [[List of countries by military expenditure per capita|seventh-highest]] on a per capita basis, and the second-highest in NATO after the United States. Moreover, Greece is one of only five NATO countries to meet or surpass the minimum defence spending target of 2% of GDP.

=== Law and justice ===
{{Main|Judiciary of Greece|Hellenic Police}}

The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and comprises three Supreme Courts: the [[Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece]], the [[Council of State (Greece)|Council of State]] and the [[Court of Audit (Greece)|Court of Audit]]. The judicial system is also composed of civil courts, which judge civil and penal cases and administrative courts, which judge disputes between citizens and the Greek administrative authorities.

The Hellenic Police is the national police force. It is a large agency with its responsibilities ranging from [[road traffic control]] to [[counter-terrorism]]. It was established in 1984, after the merge of the [[Hellenic Gendarmerie]] and the [[Cities Police]] forces.<ref>Law 1481/1 October 1984, ''Official Journal of the Hellenic Republic'', A-152</ref>

=== Administrative divisions ===
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Greece|Regions of Greece}}
Since the [[Kallikratis Programme]] reform entered into effect in January 2011, Greece has consisted of 13 [[modern regions of Greece|regions]] subdivided into a total of 325, from 2019 332 ([[Kleisthenis I Programme]]), [[Municipalities of Greece|municipalities]]. The 54 old [[Prefectures of Greece|prefectures and prefecture-level administrations]] have been largely retained as ''[[regional units of Greece|sub-units]]'' of the regions. Seven [[Decentralized administrations of Greece|decentralised administrations]] group one to three regions for administrative purposes on a regional basis. There is one [[autonomous area]], [[Mount Athos]] ({{langx|el|Agio Oros}}, "Holy Mountain"),<ref>{{cite web |website=Hellenicparliament.gr |url=http://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/f3c70a23-7696-49db-9148-f24dce6a27c8/syn15.pdf |access-date=21 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705000112/http://www.hellenicparliament.gr/UserFiles/f3c70a23-7696-49db-9148-f24dce6a27c8/syn15.pdf |archive-date=5 July 2011 |url-status=live |title=Σύνταγμα της Ελληνικής Δημοκρατίας |year=1927}}</ref> which borders the region of [[Central Macedonia]].<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Robert |last=Draper |url=http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/athos/draper-text |access-date=21 May 2022 |title=Mount Athos |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811023226/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/12/athos/draper-text |archive-date=11 August 2011 |magazine=[[National Geographic]] |date=December 2009}}</ref>

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!Map !!No.!! [[Regions of Greece|Region]]!! Capital!! Area<br/>(km<sup>2</sup>)!! Area<br/>(sq mi)!!Population<br/><ref name="2021CensusGRC">{{cite press release|title=Census 2021 GR|url=https://elstat-outsourcers.statistics.gr/Census2022_GR.pdf|publisher=[[Hellenic Statistical Authority]]|date=19 July 2022|access-date=12 September 2022|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://elstat-outsourcers.statistics.gr/Census2022_GR.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> !! GDP ([[1000000000 (number)|bn]])<br/><ref name="Eurostat Regional GDP 2016">{{cite web |url=https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/8700651/1-28022018-BP-EN/15f5fd90-ce8b-4927-9a3b-07dc255dc42a |title=Regional GDP per capita ranged from 29% to 611% of the EU average in 2016 |year=2016 |publisher=[[Eurostat]] |access-date=5 October 2018 |archive-date=2 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002080605/https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/2995521/8700651/1-28022018-BP-EN/15f5fd90-ce8b-4927-9a3b-07dc255dc42a |url-status=live}}</ref>
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| style="text-align:center;"| 1 || [[Attica (region)|Attica]] || [[Athens]] || style="text-align:right"|3,808|| style="text-align:right"|1,470|| style="text-align:right"|3,814,064 || style="text-align:right" |€84
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| style="text-align:center;"| 2 || [[Central Greece (administrative region)|Central Greece]]|| [[Lamia (city)|Lamia]] ||style="text-align:right"|15,549|| style="text-align:right"|6,004||style="text-align:right"|508,254 || style="text-align:right" |€8
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| style="text-align:center;"| 3 || [[Central Macedonia]] || [[Thessaloniki]] ||style="text-align:right"|18,811|| style="text-align:right"|7,263|| style="text-align:right"|1,795,669 || style="text-align:right" |€24
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| style="text-align:center;"| 4 || {{plainlink|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crete#Administration|name=Crete}} || [[Heraklion]] || style="text-align:right"|8,259||style="text-align:right"|3,189|| style="text-align:right"|624,408 || style="text-align:right" |€9
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| style="text-align:center;"| 5 || [[Eastern Macedonia and Thrace]] || [[Komotini]] || style="text-align:right"|14,158||style="text-align:right"|5,466|| style="text-align:right"|562,201 || style="text-align:right" |€7
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| style="text-align:center;"| 6 || [[Epirus (region)|Epirus]] || [[Ioannina]] ||style="text-align:right"|9,203||style="text-align:right"|3,553|| style="text-align:right"|319,991 || style="text-align:right" |€4
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| style="text-align:center;"| 7 || [[Ionian Islands (region)|Ionian Islands]] || [[Corfu (city)|Corfu]] ||style="text-align:right"|2,307|| style="text-align:right"|891||style="text-align:right"|204,532 || style="text-align:right" |€3
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| style="text-align:center;"| 8 || [[North Aegean]] || [[Mytilene]] || style="text-align:right"|3,836||style="text-align:right"|1,481|| style="text-align:right"|194,943 || style="text-align:right" |€2
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| style="text-align:center;"| 9 || [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]] || [[Tripoli, Greece|Tripoli]] ||style="text-align:right"|15,490|| style="text-align:right"|5,981||style="text-align:right"|539,535 || style="text-align:right" |€8
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| style="text-align:center;"| 10 || [[South Aegean]] || [[Ermoupoli]] || style="text-align:right"|5,286||style="text-align:right"|2,041|| style="text-align:right"|327,820 || style="text-align:right" |€6
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| style="text-align:center;"| 11 || [[Thessaly]] || [[Larissa]] || style="text-align:right"|14,034||style="text-align:right"|5,420|| style="text-align:right"|688,255 || style="text-align:right" |€9
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| style="text-align:center;"| 12 || [[Western Greece]] || [[Patras]] || style="text-align:right"|11,350||style="text-align:right"|4,382|| style="text-align:right"|648,220 || style="text-align:right" |€8
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| style="text-align:center;"| 13 || [[Western Macedonia]] || [[Kozani]] || style="text-align:right"|9,451||style="text-align:right"|3,649|| style="text-align:right"|254,595 || style="text-align:right" |€4
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| style="text-align:center;"| (14) || [[Monastic community of Mount Athos|Mount Athos]] || [[Karyes, Mount Athos|Karyes]] || style="text-align:right"|390||style="text-align:right"|151|| style="text-align:right"|1,746 || {{NA}}
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