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| Athens Αθήνα Athīna | |
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| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°58′N 23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°ECoordinates: 37°58′N 23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°E |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (min-max): | 70 - 338 m (230 - 1109 ft) |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Attica |
| Districts: | 7 |
| Mayor: | Kostas Bakoyannis (New Democracy) (since: 1 September 2019) |
| Population statistics (as of 2011) | |
| Metropolitan | |
| - Population: | 3,737,550 |
| - Area: | 2,928.717 km² (1,131 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 1,276 /km² (3,305 /sq mi) |
| Municipality | |
| - Population: | 655,780 |
| - Area: | 38.964 km² (15 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 16,830 /km² (43,591 /sq mi) |
| Codes | |
| Postal: | 10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx |
| Telephone: | 21 |
| Auto: | Yxx, Zxx, Ixx (excluding ZAx and INx) |
| Website | |
| www.cityofathens.gr | |
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Athens is one of the most famous cities in the world. It is the capital city of Greece and the most important financial, industrial, maritime, political, and cultural center of the country.
It is also one of the world's oldest cities. Scholars disagree on whether the city is named for the goddess Athena, or the goddess for the city. Athens has a population of about 4 million people and is growing. It is in the prefecture, or division of the country, of Attica. Its port, Piraeus, is the largest passenger port in Europe, and the second-largest port in the world.
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