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Athens
37.99° N, 23.73° E
- Population
- 3,242,000
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 18
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 18 cities of Greece in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Greece, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Europe/Athens
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Practical bearings for Athens, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Athens have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
The name Athens has an uncertain origin. According to tradition, the city takes its name from Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, but the name is probably pre-Hellenic.
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person