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Athens: Capital city of Greece

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Population :	664,046
Country :	Kingdom of Greece, Roman Empire, Classical Athens, Duchy of Athens, First Hellenic Republic, Ottoman Empire, Greece, Byzantine Empire
State :	Attica (Greece)
County :	Nomarchía Athínas
Postal code :	10..., 11..., 120xx
Plate code :	XP, IE, TT, YH, XY, IM, IK, XE, YA, XH, BM, IY, ZH, IB, XX, XT, BN, IX, OA, YB, ZZ, XZ, IZ, IP, YE, BK, HY, IO, IT, BP, ZM, ZK, IA, YZ
Phone Area Codes :	210
Area :	39 km²
Official name :	Αθήνα
Continent :	Europe
Named for :	Athena
Official language :	Greek
Altitude :	558 feet / 170 meters
Capital city :	Athens is capital of Second Hellenic Republic, Attica Prefecture, Duchy of Athens, Central Athens Regional Unit, Greek military junta of 1967–1974, Attica Region, 4th of August Regime, Hellenic Republic, Kingdom of Greece, Greece, Athens Municipality
Establishment :	January 01, -7000 (9024 years ago)
Time Zone :	Eastern European Time, UTC+03:00, UTC+02:00
Local time :	14:01:54 (21st December 2024)

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Geography

Athens is located at 37°59'2"N 23°43'40"E (37.9837600, 23.7278400).

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Kostas Bakoyannis , 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z
Giorgos Brulias , 31 August, 2019 2019-05-03T00:00:00Z
Georgios Kaminis , 2 May, 2019 2010-12-29T00:00:00Z

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Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1856	30,969	-	census
1861	41,298	25.01%	census
2011	664,046	93.78%	census

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