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 categories of subdivisions:

The departments (also called prefectures) were abolished in 2011, and were replaced approximately by regional units . The regional units were deleted from the entry in 2016.

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: self-governed part

Current codes [ edit ]

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 [ edit ]

Code	Subdivision name ( el ) (ELOT 743:1982 = ISO 843:1997 = UN V/19 1987)	Subdivision name ( el ) ^{[note 1]}	Subdivision name ( en ) ^{[note 2]}	Subdivision category
GR-69	Agion Oros	?γιο ?ρο?	Mount Athos	self-governed part
GR-A	Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki	Ανατολικ? Μακεδον?α και Θρ?κη	Eastern Macedonia and Thrace	administrative region
GR-I	Attiki	Αττικ?	Attica	administrative region
GR-G	Dytiki Ellada	Δυτικ? Ελλ?δα	Western Greece	administrative region
GR-C	Dytiki Makedonia	Δυτικ? Μακεδον?α	Western Macedonia	administrative region
GR-F	Ionia Nisia	Ι?νια Νησι?	Ionian Islands	administrative region
GR-D	Ipeiros	?πειρο?	Epirus	administrative region
GR-B	Kentriki Makedonia	Κεντρικ? Μακεδον?α	Central Macedonia	administrative region
GR-M	Kriti	Κρ?τη	Crete	administrative region
GR-L	Notio Aigaio	Ν?τιο Αιγα?ο	Southern Aegean	administrative region
GR-J	Peloponnisos	Πελοπ?ννησο?	Peloponnese	administrative region
GR-H	Sterea Ellada	Στερε? Ελλ?δα	Central Greece	administrative region
GR-E	Thessalia	Θεσσαλ?α	Thessaly	administrative region
GR-K	Voreio Aigaio	Β?ρειο Αιγα?ο	Northern Aegean	administrative region

Notes

^ For reference only, Greek name in Greek alphabet not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.
^ For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

Changes [ edit ]

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)

The following changes to the entry are listed on ISO's online catalogue, the Online Browsing Platform:

Effective date of change	Short description of change (en)
2019-11-22	Grammar corrrection of GR-J, GR-K, GR-L
2018-11-26	Correction of the romanization system label
2016-11-15	Change of spelling of GR-M; deletion of subdivision category department; deletion of departments GR-01, GR-11, GR-12, GR-31, GR-A1, GR-64, GR-94, GR-85, GR-81, GR-52, GR-71, GR-05, GR-04, GR-63, GR-07, GR-06, GR-51, GR-14, GR-53, GR-33, GR-91, GR-41, GR-56, GR-55, GR-23, GR-22, GR-57, GR-15, GR-58, GR-82, GR-16, GR-42, GR-92, GR-24, GR-83, GR-43, GR-07, GR-59, GR-61, GR-34, GR-93, GR-73, GR-84, GR-62, GR-32, GR-54, GR-44, GR-03, GR-72, GR-21; update list source
2015-11-27	Change of the local short name
2014-10-30	Correct spelling of GR-01, GR-81, GR-23, GR-93, GR-69; correct diacritic marks; update List Source
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
2020-03-02	Typographical correction of subdivision name of GR-J

Codes changed in Newsletter II-1 [ edit ]

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

Codes removed on 15 November 2016 [ edit ]

Former code	Subdivision name	Subdivision category	In administrative region
GR-13	Acha?a	department	G
GR-01	Aitoloakarnania	department	G
GR-11	Argolida	department	J
GR-12	Arkadia	department	J
GR-31	Arta	department	D
GR-A1	Attiki	department	I
GR-64	Chalkidiki	department	B
GR-94	Chania	department	M
GR-85	Chios	department	K
GR-81	Dodekanisa	department	L
GR-52	Drama	department	A
GR-71	Evros	department	A
GR-05	Evrytania	department	H
GR-04	Evvoia	department	H
GR-63	Florina	department	C
GR-07	Fokida	department	H
GR-06	Fthiotida	department	H
GR-51	Grevena	department	C
GR-14	Ileia	department	G
GR-53	Imathia	department	B
GR-33	Ioannina	department	D
GR-91	Irakleio	department	M
GR-41	Karditsa	department	E
GR-56	Kastoria	department	C
GR-55	Kavala	department	A
GR-23	Kefallinia	department	F
GR-22	Kerkyra	department	F
GR-57	Kilkis	department	B
GR-15	Korinthia	department	J
GR-58	Kozani	department	C
GR-82	Kyklades	department	L
GR-16	Lakonia	department	J
GR-42	Larisa	department	E
GR-92	Lasithi	department	M
GR-24	Lefkada	department	F
GR-83	Lesvos	department	K
GR-43	Magnisia	department	E
GR-17	Messinia	department	J
GR-59	Pella	department	B
GR-61	Pieria	department	B
GR-34	Preveza	department	D
GR-93	Rethymnis	department	M
GR-73	Rodopi	department	A
GR-84	Samos	department	K
GR-62	Serres	department	B
GR-32	Thesprotia	department	D
GR-54	Thessaloniki	department	B
GR-44	Trikala	department	E
GR-03	Voiotia	department	H
GR-72	Xanthi	department	A
GR-21	Zakynthos	department	F

External links [ edit ]

ISO Online Browsing Platform: GR
Departments of Greece , Statoids.com

[1] For reference only, Greek name in Greek alphabet not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

[2] For reference only, English name not included in the ISO 3166-2 standard.

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