Regions of Greece

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The regions (Greek: γεωγραφικά διαμερίσματα, lit. geographic departments) are the traditional (and until 1987 official) subnational divisions of Greece, still widely used in daily discourse. There are 10 regions^[1] (seven on the mainland and three island groups), which are further subdivided into 54 prefectures.

See also: Peripheries of Greece and Prefectures of Greece

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^ See the map of the National Statistical Service of Greece / NSSG (Εθνική Στατιστική Υπηρεσία Ελλάδος / ΕΣΥΕ). ([1])
^ In Macedonia there is one autonomous region, Mount Athos (Ayion Oros, or "Holy Mountain"), a monastic state under Greek sovereignty. It is located on the easternmost of the three large peninsulas jutting into the Aegean from the Macedonian mainland.
^ Formerly part of Central Greece.