# 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:
* 13 administrative regions
* one self-governed part
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

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 743:1982 = ISO 843:1997 = UN V/19 1987) | Subdivision name (el) | Subdivision name (en) | Subdivision category |
| GR-69 | Ágion Óros | Άγιο Όρος | Mount Athos | self-governed part |
| GR-A | Anatolikí Makedonía kai Thráki | Ανατολική Μακεδονία και Θράκη | Eastern Macedonia and Thrace | administrative region |
| GR-I | Attikí | Αττική | Attica | administrative region |
| GR-G | Dytikí Elláda | Δυτική Ελλάδα | Western Greece | administrative region |
| GR-C | Dytikí Makedonía | Δυτική Μακεδονία | Western Macedonia | administrative region |
| GR-F | Ionía Nísia | Ιόνια Νησιά | Ionian Islands | administrative region |
| GR-D | Ípeiros | Ήπειρος | Epirus | administrative region |
| GR-B | Kentrikí Makedonía | Κεντρική Μακεδονία | Central Macedonia | administrative region |
| GR-M | Kríti | Κρήτη | Crete | administrative region |
| GR-L | Nótio Aigaío | Νότιο Αιγαίο | Southern Aegean | administrative region |
| GR-J | Pelopónnisos | Πελοπόννησος | Peloponnese | administrative region |
| GR-H | Stereá Elláda | Στερεά Ελλάδα | Central Greece | administrative region |
| GR-E | Thessalía | Θεσσαλία | Thessaly | administrative region |
| GR-K | Vóreio Aigaío | Βόρειο Αιγαίο | 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

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 correction 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

| 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

| Former 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 |