ISO 3166-2:GR
ISO 3166-2:GR is the entry for Greece in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.
Currently for Greece, ISO 3166-2 codes are defined for two levels of subdivisions:
The departments (also called prefectures) were abolished in 2011, and were replaced approximately by regional units.
Each code consists of two parts, separated by a hyphen. The first part is GR, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code of Greece. The second part is either of the following:
- one letter (A–M): administrative regions
- two digits, or a letter followed by a digit: departments and self-governed part
For the departments and self-governed part, the first digit or letter indicates the geographical region where the subdivision is in:
- 0: Central Greece
- 1: Peloponnese
- 2: Ionian Islands
- 3: Epirus
- 4: Thessaly
- 5, 6: Macedonia
- 7: Thrace
- 8: Aegean Islands
- 9: Crete
- A: Attica
Current codes
Subdivision names are listed as in the ISO 3166-2 standard published by the ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency (ISO 3166/MA).
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Administrative regions
Code | Subdivision name (el) (ELOT 743) |
Subdivision name (en) [note 1] |
Subdivision Name (el) [note 2] |
---|---|---|---|
GR-A | Anatolikí Makedonía kai Thráki | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης |
GR-I | Attikí | Attica | Αττικής |
GR-G | Dytikí Elláda | Western Greece | Δυτικής Ελλάδας |
GR-C | Dytikí Makedonía | Western Macedonia | Δυτικής Μακεδονίας |
GR-F | Ionía Nísia | Ionian Islands | Ιονίων Νήσων |
GR-D | Ípeiros | Epirus | Ηπείρου |
GR-B | Kentrikí Makedonía | Central Macedonia | Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας |
GR-M | Krítí | Crete | Κρήτης |
GR-L | Notío Aigaío | Southern Aegean | Νοτίου Αιγαίου |
GR-J | Peloponnísos | Peloponnese | Πελοποννήσου |
GR-H | Stereá Elláda | Central Greece | Στερεάς Ελλάδας |
GR-E | Thessalía | Thessaly | Θεσσαλία |
GR-K | Voreío Aigaío | Northern Aegean | Βορείου Αιγαίου |
- Notes
- ↑ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
- ↑ For reference only, Greek Name in Greek alphabet not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
Departments and self-governed part
Code | Subdivision name | Subdivision category | In administrative region |
---|---|---|---|
GR-13 | Achaḯa | department | G |
GR-01 | Aitoloakarnanía | department | G |
GR-11 | Argolída | department | J |
GR-12 | Arkadía | department | J |
GR-31 | Árta | department | D |
GR-A1 | Attikí | department | I |
GR-64 | Chalkidikí | department | B |
GR-94 | Chaniá | department | M |
GR-85 | Chíos | department | K |
GR-81 | Dodekánisa | department | L |
GR-52 | Dráma | department | A |
GR-71 | Évros | department | A |
GR-05 | Evrytanía | department | H |
GR-04 | Évvoia | department | H |
GR-63 | Flórina | department | C |
GR-07 | Fokída | department | H |
GR-06 | Fthiótida | department | H |
GR-51 | Grevená | department | C |
GR-14 | Ileía | department | G |
GR-53 | Imathía | department | B |
GR-33 | Ioánnina | department | D |
GR-91 | Irakleío | department | M |
GR-41 | Kardítsa | department | E |
GR-56 | Kastoriá | department | C |
GR-55 | Kavála | department | A |
GR-23 | Kefallinía | department | F |
GR-22 | Kérkyra | department | F |
GR-57 | Kilkís | department | B |
GR-15 | Korinthía | department | J |
GR-58 | Kozáni | department | C |
GR-82 | Kykládes | department | L |
GR-16 | Lakonía | department | J |
GR-42 | Lárisa | department | E |
GR-92 | Lasíthi | department | M |
GR-24 | Lefkáda | department | F |
GR-83 | Lésvos | department | K |
GR-43 | Magnisía | department | E |
GR-17 | Messinía | department | J |
GR-59 | Pélla | department | B |
GR-61 | Piería | department | B |
GR-34 | Préveza | department | D |
GR-93 | Rethýmnis | department | M |
GR-73 | Rodópi | department | A |
GR-84 | Sámos | department | K |
GR-62 | Sérres | department | B |
GR-32 | Thesprotía | department | D |
GR-54 | Thessaloníki | department | B |
GR-44 | Tríkala | department | E |
GR-03 | Voiotía | department | H |
GR-72 | Xánthi | department | A |
GR-21 | Zákynthos | department | F |
GR-69 | Ágion Óros | self-governed part | — |
Changes
The following changes to the entry have been announced in newsletters by the ISO 3166/MA since the first publication of ISO 3166-2 in 1998:
Newsletter | Date issued | Description of change in newsletter | Code/Subdivision change |
---|---|---|---|
Newsletter II-1 | 2010-02-03 (corrected 2010-02-19) |
Addition of the country code prefix as the first code element, reallocation of 3166-2 alpha-2 codes to avoid duplication, addition of names in administrative languages | Codes: format changed (see below) |
Codes changed in Newsletter II-1
Before | After | Subdivision name |
---|---|---|
GR-I | GR-A | Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki |
GR-IX | GR-I | Attiki |
GR-VII | GR-G | Dytiki Ellada |
GR-III | GR-C | Dytiki Makedonia |
GR-VI | GR-F | Ionia Nisia |
GR-IV | GR-D | Ipeiros |
GR-II | GR-B | Kentriki Makedonia |
GR-XIII | GR-M | Kriti |
GR-XII | GR-L | Notio Aigaio |
GR-X | GR-J | Peloponnisos |
GR-VIII | GR-H | Sterea Ellada |
GR-V | GR-E | Thessalia |
GR-XI | GR-K | Voreio Aigaio |
See also
External links
- ISO Online Browsing Platform: GR
- Departments of Greece, Statoids.com