Greece
Administrative Division
Mainland Greece is situated at the southern end of the Balkans, at the Peloponnesus peninsula, and borders to Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia and Albania in the north and to Turkey in the east. Around 3000 islands, including Crete, Rhodes, Kos, Euboea, the Dodecanese and the Cycladic groups, are located in the Ionian Sea (west of mainland Greece), the Mediterranean Sea (south) and Aegean Sea (east).
Greece consists of 13 administrative regions (peripheries), nine of which belong to mainland Greece and four insular. These regions correspond to the NUTS 2 level. The peripheries are further subdivided into the 51 prefectures (nomoi) which match the NUTS 3 level. At lower levels, Greece is divided into just over 1000 municipalities.
For electoral purposes, Greece is divided into 56 electoral districts which are primarily based on the prefecture structure. Two prefectures - Athens and Thessaloniki - have been divided into five and two districts, respectively.
NUTS structure
Greece has 51 NUTS 3 units, 13 NUTS 2 units and 4 NUTS 1 units.
| Code | Country | NUTS 1 | NUTS 2 | NUTS 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GR | Greece/Ellada | |||
| GR1 | Voreia Ellada | |||
| GR11 | Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki | |||
| GR111 | Evros | |||
| GR112 | Xanthi | |||
| GR113 | Rodopi | |||
| GR114 | Drama | |||
| GR115 | Kavala | |||
| GR12 | Kentriki Makedonia | |||
| GR121 | Imathia | |||
| GR122 | Thessaloniki | |||
| GR123 | Kilkis | |||
| GR124 | Pella | |||
| GR125 | Pieria | |||
| GR126 | Serres | |||
| GR127 | Chalkidiki | |||
| GR13 | Dytiki Makedonia | |||
| GR131 | Grevena | |||
| GR132 | Kastoria | |||
| GR133 | Kozani | |||
| GR134 | Florina | |||
| GR14 | Thessalia | |||
| GR141 | Karditsa | |||
| GR142 | Larisa | |||
| GR143 | Magnisia | |||
| GR144 | Trikala | |||
| GR2 | Kentriki Ellada | |||
| GR21 | Ipeiros | |||
| GR211 | Arta | |||
| GR212 | Thesprotia | |||
| GR213 | Ioannina | |||
| GR214 | Preveza | |||
| GR22 | Ionia Nisia | |||
| GR221 | Zakynthos | |||
| GR222 | Kerkyra | |||
| GR223 | Kefallinia | |||
| GR224 | Lefkada | |||
| GR23 | Dytiki Ellada | |||
| GR231 | Aitoloakarnania | |||
| GR232 | Achaia | |||
| GR233 | Ileia | |||
| GR24 | Sterea Ellada | |||
| GR241 | Voiotia | |||
| GR242 | Evvoia | |||
| GR243 | Evrytania | |||
| GR244 | Fthiotida | |||
| GR245 | Fokida | |||
| GR25 | Peloponnisos | |||
| GR251 | Argolida | |||
| GR252 | Arkadia | |||
| GR253 | Korinthia | |||
| GR254 | Lakonia | |||
| GR255 | Messinia | |||
| GR3 | Attiki | |||
| GR30 | Attiki | |||
| GR300 | Attiki | |||
| GR4 | Nisia Aigaiou, Kriti | |||
| GR41 | Voreio Aigaio | |||
| GR411 | Lesvos | |||
| GR412 | Samos | |||
| GR413 | Chios | |||
| GR42 | Notio Aigaio | |||
| GR421 | Dodekanisos | |||
| GR422 | Kyklades | |||
| GR43 | Kriti | |||
| GR431 | Irakleio | |||
| GR432 | Lasithi | |||
| GR433 | Rethymni | |||
| GR434 | Chania | |||
| GRZ | Extra-regio | |||
| GRZZ | Extra-regio | |||
| GRZZZ | Extra-regio |
