Regions of Greece Περιφέρειες της Ελλάδας (Greek) | |
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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) |
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51 Prefectural Administrations Prefectural Deparment, 2 Hyper-Prefectures 148 Provinces Municipal/Communal/Local Department |
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.