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GREECE (HELLAS)

Official name
Hellenic Republic

Location
South Eastern Europe

Time Zone
GMT + 2 hours

Area
131.957 square km

Administrative Districts
13 districts divided in 51 prefectures and 1 autonomous region (Agion Oros)

Population
10.964.020 (2001census)

Government
Parliamentary Republic

Official language
Greek

Capital
Athens

Religion
Christian Greek Orthodox (95-98%), Muslim (1.3%), and other religions

Member of the European Union
since 1981

Member of the economic and monetary union of the E.U.
since 2001

Currency
Euro (€)

Dial Code
+30

Electricity
220 V AC (50 Hz)

Climate
Humid and mellow winters, warm, sunny and dry summers

Main Exports
Food and beverages, oil and industrial products, textiles, chemicals

GDP
180,3 billion euros (2005)

National Anthem
Hymn to Freedom (Imnos is tin Eleftherian): A poem by Dionysios Solomos, written in 1823, it was set to music by Nikolaos Mantzaros in 1865. Its first two stanzas were established as Greece’s national anthem in 1865.

National moto
Freedom or Death: First declared during the Revolution against the Turkish rule

Geographical information

Borders with
Albania, Turkey, Bulgaria, FYROM

Highest mountain
Olympus (2.918 metres)

Main seas
Aegean, Ionian, Mediterranean and Libyan.

Largest Lake
Trichonida (98,600 square metres)

Longest River
Aliakmonas (297 km)

Coast line
about 15.000 km

Greece’s infrastructure

Airports
38 civil airports

Athens metro (3 lines)
46 stations with more extensions due

Ports & Marinas
110

Heliports
8

Road Network
It extends all over Greece and the large islands. The main highways are Attiki Odos, Egnatia Odos, National Highway Patras-Athinon-Thessalonikis and Ionia Odos.

Railway Stations
Stations all around the mainland, from Peloponnesus to Thraki.

Useful phone numbers

Police: 100

Fire Department: 199

Forest Service: 191

Life Line - SOS: 175

Tourist Police: 171

Police Precincts: 1033

Hospitals on Call: 1434

Pharmacies on Call: 1434

National Tourism Organization (EOT): 171

OTE (National Phone Company) Client Service: 134

OTE Repair Centre: 121

Weather Forecast: 149

News: 115

Social Security Institution (IKA) Doctor’s Appointments: 184

ΟΤΕ Phone Book Information Centre: 11888

Theatres-Movie Theatres: 1422

Automobile Technical Service Centre (ΚΤΕΟ): 1425

Stoke market: 1424

Official Holidays

January 1st

January 6th

Clean Monday (Ash Wednesday) (movable)

March 25th

Good Friday of the Orthodox Easter

Monday after Easter Sunday (movable)

May 1st

Holy Spirit Day (movable)

August 15th

October 28th

December 25th (Christmas Day)

December 26th

Distance (km) from Athens (Syntagma Square)

Agios Andreas : 32

dionisos : 25

Marathonas (lake) : 32

Agia Varvara : 10

Distomo : 141

Markopoulo : 27

Ag. Georgios Keratsini : 12

Domvrena : 105

Megalopoli : 229

Agioi Theodori : 64

Domokos : 249

Megalo Pefko : 33

Ag. Ioannis Rentis : 6

Drama : 679

Mega Spilaio : 175

Ag. Kosmas : 15

Edessa : 539

Megara : 41

Ag. Merkourios : 32

Ekali : 19

Meligalas : 270

Ag. Paraskevi : 10

Elassona : 380

Messini : 287

Ag. Petros Kynourias : 231

Elefsina : 21

Mesollogi (Livadia) : 239

Ag. Stefanos : 23

Epidavros : 175

Mesollogi (Rio) : 248

Agrinio (Korinthos) : 284

Eretria : 52

Metsovo : 416

Agrinio (Livadia) : 375

Evzonoi : 570

Molai : 300

Agia Thessalias : 349

Zatouna : 264

Monemvasia : 352

Aigio : 178

Ζευγλοτο : 268

Mouzaki : 385

Aidipsos : 258

Zoumperi : 30

Mpafi : 24

Akrata : 149

Thessaloniki : 544

Mykines : 128

Alexandroupoli : 880

Thermopyles : 210

Mystras : 265

Aliartos : 95

Thiva : 71

Naousa : 515

Aliveri : 158

Itea : 186

Nafpaktos : 299

Almyros : 307

Ioannina (Patras) : 445

Nafplio : 145

Amaliada : 298

Ioannina (Lamia): 473

Nea Makri : 31

Amyntaio : 507

Kavala : 702

Nemea : 127

Amfiklia : 425

Kavouri: 25

Nigrita : 684

Amfilohia : 425

Kalavryta : 299

Xanthi : 735

Amfissa : 186

Kalamata : 283

Xylokastro : 120

Anavissos : 50

Kalamos : 45

Oinoi : 44

Andritsaina : 274

Kalampaka : 349

Olympia : 325

Arahova Livadia : 153

Kamena Vourla : 175

Orestiada : 936

Arahova Lakonias : 234

Kapandriti : 36

Parnitha : 30

Argos : 133

Karditsa : 302

Patras : 215

Arta : 370

Karpenisi : 292

Piraeus : 10

Areopoli : 327

Kastoria : 512

Penteli : 16

Aspropyrgos : 19

Kastri : 226

Perama : 18

Astakos : 313

Katerini : 440

Plataies : 64

Atalanti : 167

Keratea : 37

Polygyros : 613

Avlonas : 49

Kifisia : 14

Porto Rafti : 36

Afidnes : 34

Kiato : 108

Preveza : 440

Aharnes : 10

Kilkis : 574

Ptolemaida : 489

Ahladokampos : 170

Kineta : 56

Pylos : 319

Vari : 25

Kiourka : 33

Pyrgos : 319

Varkiza : 27

Kozani : 464

Serres : 639

Varybobi : 19

Komotini : 815

Siatista : 524

Veroia : 491

Kontovazaina : 320

Sidirokastro : 621

Villia : 54

Konitsa : 608

Skala Lakonias : 305

Volos : 325

Korinthos : 83

Skala Oropou : 49

Voula : 20

Koroni : 325

Skaramaga : 15

Vouliagmeni : 26

Kylini : 291

Sounio : 70

Vrahati : 97

Kymi : 182

Soufli : 932

Bytina : 232

Kyparissia : 295

Sparta : 255

Galaxidi : 229

Kopaida : 91

Sparta : 21

Gargaliani : 342

Lagadas : 539

Sperchiada : 248

Gastouni : 295

Lamia : 214

Stamata : 24

Giannitsa : 496

Larisa : 358

Stavros : 11

Glyfada : 18

Lavrio : 52

Stylida : 255

Gravia : 185

Livadia : 116

Shimatari : 62

Grammatiko : 50

Lehaina : 281

Tanagra : 71

Grevena : 418

Levidi : 209

Tatoi : 26

Gytheio : 300

Lidoriki : 231

Tegea : 210

Davlia : 135

Lianokladi : 216

Tempi : 354

Dafni : 10

Liopesi : 17

Trikala : 328

Dekelia : 22

Litohoro : 382

Tripoli : 193

Delfoi : 164

Loutraki : 84

Tyrnavos : 332

Derveni : 141

Loutsa : 31

Ypati: 225

Dimitsana : 255

Malakasa : 39

Farsala : 278

Diavolitsi : 274

Makrakomi : 243

Filiatra : 330

Diakofto : 163

Mandra : 27

Florina: 582

Didymotiho : 964

Marathonas : 42

Halkida : 89

Oropos : 56

Time difference from Greece

Angola (-1)

Egypt (0)

Ethiopia (+1)

Ivory Coast (-2)

Albania (-1)

Algeria (-1)

Argentina (-5)

Armenia (+1)

Australia (+6-9)

Austria (-1)

Azerbaijan (+1)

Belgium (-1)

Venezuela (-6)

Vietnam (+6)

Bolivia (-6)

Bosnia-Herzegovina (-1)

Bulgaria (0)

Brazil (-6)

France (-1)

Germany (-1)

Georgia (+2)

Yugoslavia (-1)

Denmark (-1)

Czech Republic (-1)

Ecuador (-7)

Switzerland (-1)

United Arab Emirates (+2)

Eritrea (+1)

Estonia (+1)

Zaire (-1)

Zimbabwe (0)

United Kingdom (-2)

Chicago (-8)

Los Angeles, California (-10)

New York, NY (-7)

Japan (+7)

India (+3 1/2)

Indonesia (+5)

Jordan (0)

Iran (+1 – 1 1/2)

Iraq (+1)

Ireland (-2)

Island (-2)

Spain (-1)

Israel (0)

Italy (-1)

Kazakhstan (+4)

Canada (-7)

Qatar (+2)

Kenya (+1)

China (+6)

Colombia (-7)

Cuba (-7)

Kuwait (+1)

Croatia (-1)

Cyprus (0)

Latvia (+1)

Belarus (+1)

Lebanon (0)

Liberia (-2 45)

Libya (-1)

Lithuania (+1)

Lichtenstein (-1)

Luxemburg (-1)

Malaysia (+6)

Malta (-1)

Morocco (-2)

Mexico (-8)

Moldavia (+1)

Monaco (-1)

Bangladesh (+4)

Bahrain (+1)

New Zealand (+10)

Nigeria (-1)

Norway (-1)

South Africa (0)

South Korea (+7)

Netherlands (-1)

Oman (+2)

Hungary (-1)

Ukraine (+1)

Uruguay (-5)

Pakistan (+3)

Palestine (0)

Panama (-7)

Paraguay (-6)

FYROM (-1)

Peru (-7)

Poland (-1)

Portugal (-2)

Rumania (0)

Russia (+1)

Saudi Arabia (+1)

Senegal (-2)

Singapore (+6)

Slovakia (-1)

Slovenia (-1)

Sudan (0)

Sweden (-1)

Sri Lanka (+3 1/2)

Syria (0)

Taiwan (+6)

ΤΑΝΖΑΝΙΑ (+1)

Thailand (+5)

Turkey (0)

Tunisia (-1)

Yemen (+1)

Philippines (+6)

Finland (0)

Chile (-6)

Hong-Kong (+6)

International Telephone Network Codes

>	Α	Β	CH	CY	D	DK	E	F	GB	GR	I	L	N	NL	S	USA
Α Austria	-	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
Β Belgium	0043	-	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
CH Switzerland	0043	0032	-	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
CY Cyprus	0043	0032	0041	-	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
D Germany	0043	0032	0041	00357	-	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
DK Denmark	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	-	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
E Spain	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	-	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
F France	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	-	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
GB G.Britain	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	-	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
GR Greece	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	-	0039	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
I Italy	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	-	00352	0047	0031	0046	001
L Luxemburg	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	-	0047	0031	0046	001
N Norway	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	-	0031	0046	001
NL Netherlands	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	-	0046	001
S Sweden	0043	0032	0041	00357	0049	0045	0034	0033	0044	0030	0039	00352	0047	0031	-	001
USA	01143	01132	01141	011357	01149	01145	01134	01133	01144	01130	01139	011352	01147	01131	01146	-