ISO 3166-2:GR

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ISO 3166-2:GR is the part of the ISO 3166-2 standard that defines the subdivision codes for the regions of Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ISO 3166-2 entry
geographic code standard
appliesTo Greece
codeStructure two-part code separated by a hyphen
countryCode GR
coversSubdivisionType administrative regions
self-governed part
defines codes for subdivisions of Greece
firstPartFormat ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code GR
hasUpdateMechanism change notices by ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
includesSubdivision Attica region
Central Greece region
linked to: central Greece

Central Macedonia region
linked to: Central Macedonia

Crete region
linked to: Crete

East Macedonia and Thrace region
Epirus region
linked to: Epirus

Ionian Islands region
linked to: Ionian Islands

Mount Athos
North Aegean region
Peloponnese region
linked to: Peloponnese

South Aegean region
linked to: South Aegean

Thessaly region
linked to: Thessaly

West Greece region
linked to: Western Greece

West Macedonia region
linked to: Western Macedonia
languageOfSubdivisionNames English
Greek
maintainedBy ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
International Organization for Standardization
partOf ISO 3166
ISO 3166-2
linked to: ISO 3166
regionCodeCountApprox 13 administrative regions plus one self-governed part
relatedStandard ISO 3166-1
ISO 3166-3
represents administrative regions of Greece
scope current primary administrative subdivisions of Greece
secondPartFormat two or three letters
standardizes short names of Greek subdivisions
subdivisionCodeExample GR-A for East Macedonia and Thrace
GR-I for Attica
linked to: Attica, Greece

GR-M for Crete
subjectOf ISO Online Browsing Platform
usedFor administrative referencing
data exchange
geocoding
statistical analysis
usesScript Latin alphabet

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GR-F hasCategory ISO 3166-2:GR
GR-A1 partOf ISO 3166-2:GR
Kea-Kythnos ISO3166-2 GR-82 (South Aegean region code context)
linked to: ISO 3166-2:GR
GR-42 assignedUnder ISO 3166-2:GR