Greece has 6,000 islands most are scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Sea and only 227 are inhabited. 

 

Mainland Greece is split into 6 Regions:  Thrace (capital Alexandropolis), Macedonia (capital Thessaloniki), Thessalia (capital Larissa), Epirus (capital Ioannina), Central Greece (capital Athens), Peloponesse (capital Patra)

 

The islands are divided into seven groups (from north to south):
Aegean Islands: Agios Efstratios, Thassos, Ikaria, Lesvos, Limnos, Inousses, Samos, Samothrace, Chios, Psara.
The Sporades: Alonissos, Skiathos, Skopelos, Skyros 
Evia
The Saronic Islands: Angistri, Aegina, Poros, Salamina, Spetses, Hydra and the coastal area of Methana.
The Cyclades:  A group of 56 islands, these are just a few to mention Amorgos, Anafi, Andros, Antiparos, Delos, Ios, Kea, Kimolos, Kythnos, Milos, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Santorini, Serifos, Sikinos, Sifnos, Syros, Tinos, Folegandros, as well as the Smaller Cyclades Islands comprising if Donousa, Heraklia, Koufonissia and Schinoussa. 
The Dodecanese:  Astypalaia, Kalymnos, Karpathos, Kasos, Kastelorizo, Kos, Lipsi, Leros, Nisyros, Patmos, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos, Halki.
Crete: with its neighbouring island of Gavdos

The Ionian Sea has its sole island group:

The Ionian Islands: Zakynthos, Ithaca, Corfu, Kefalonia, Lefkada, Paxi, Antipaxi, Ereikoussa, Mathraki, Meganissi, Othoni, Strofades.

  

Electric Current

The standard in Greece is 230V AC (50Hz). UK Appliances will require an adapter and appliances from North America will require a transformer.

  

GMT +2 hours
Currency - Euro

  

Public Holidays 2006

1 January: New Year's Day
6 January: Epiphany
6 March: Ash Monday
25 March: National Holiday
23 and 24 April: Easter
1 May : May Day
12 June: Whit Monday (Holiday only for public sector)
15 August: Dormition (Assumption) of The Virgin
28 October: National Holiday
25 and 26 December: Christmas