Regions of Greece

Regions of Greece Περιφέρειες της Ελλάδας (Greek)

Category	Unitary state
Location	Hellenic Republic
Number	13 Regions 1 Autonomous Region
Populations	197,810 (North Aegean) – 3,812,330 (Attica)
Areas	2,307 km² (891 sq mi) (Ionian Islands) – 18,810 km² (7,260 sq mi) (Central Macedonia)
Government	Central government Regional governments monastic government (Athos)
Subdivisions	Regional units

Politics of Greece
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Executive Head of state President of the Republic (list): Katerina Sakellaropoulou Presidential Departments Government Prime Minister (list): Kyriakos Mitsotakis Cabinet: Kyr. Mitsotakis II
Legislature Speaker: Konstantinos Tasoulas Presidium Conference of Presidents Parliamentary committees Constituencies Apportionment
Judiciary Supreme courts Special Highest Court Court of Cassation Council of State Chamber of Accounts
Subdivisions Regions Municipalities
Elections Political parties Recent elections: Parliamentary: 2019 2023 (May) 2023 (June) Local: 2014 2019 2023 European: 2014 2019 2024 Referendums: 1973 1974 2015
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Subdivisions of Greece
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First level
332 Municipalities 708 Municipal Units 4,783 Communities
Second level
13 Administrative Regions 74 Regional Units
Autonomous Region
Monastic community of Mount Athos
Obsolete terms
51 Prefectural Administrations Prefectural Department, 2 Hyper-Prefectures 148 Provinces Municipal/Communal/Local Department
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The regions of Greece (Greek: περιφέρειες, romanized: periféreies) are the country's thirteen second-level administrative entities, counting decentralized administrations of Greece as first-level. Regions are divided into regional units, known as prefectures until 2011.