ISO 3166-2:GR
E361038
ISO 3166-2:GR is the part of the ISO 3166-2 standard that defines the subdivision codes for the regions of Greece.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ISO 3166-2:GR canonical | 3 |
| GR-82 (South Aegean region code context) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3468377 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ISO 3166-2:GR Context triple: [GR-F, hasCategory, ISO 3166-2:GR]
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A.
Imathia
Imathia is a regional unit in northern Greece known for its agricultural plains, historical sites, and location within the broader region of Macedonia.
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B.
Sterea Ellada (administrative region)
Sterea Ellada is an administrative region within Central Greece that encompasses part of the country’s historical heartland on the Greek mainland.
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C.
Western Greece
Western Greece is a region of Greece on the western part of the mainland, known for its coastal landscapes and as the broader area encompassing the ancient sanctuary and Olympic Games site of Olympia.
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D.
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia (Greece) is a historical and geographical region in northern Greece known for its ancient Macedonian heritage and major cities such as Thessaloniki.
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E.
Southern Greece
Southern Greece is the southern region of the Greek mainland that includes the capital city of Athens and encompasses key historical and cultural centers of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ISO 3166-2:GR Target entity description: ISO 3166-2:GR is the part of the ISO 3166-2 standard that defines the subdivision codes for the regions of Greece.
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A.
Imathia
Imathia is a regional unit in northern Greece known for its agricultural plains, historical sites, and location within the broader region of Macedonia.
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B.
Sterea Ellada (administrative region)
Sterea Ellada is an administrative region within Central Greece that encompasses part of the country’s historical heartland on the Greek mainland.
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C.
Western Greece
Western Greece is a region of Greece on the western part of the mainland, known for its coastal landscapes and as the broader area encompassing the ancient sanctuary and Olympic Games site of Olympia.
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D.
Macedonia (Greece)
Macedonia (Greece) is a historical and geographical region in northern Greece known for its ancient Macedonian heritage and major cities such as Thessaloniki.
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E.
Southern Greece
Southern Greece is the southern region of the Greek mainland that includes the capital city of Athens and encompasses key historical and cultural centers of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ISO 3166-2 entry
ⓘ
geographic code standard ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Greece ⓘ |
| codeStructure | two-part code separated by a hyphen ⓘ |
| countryCode | GR ⓘ |
| coversSubdivisionType |
administrative regions
ⓘ
self-governed part ⓘ |
| defines | codes for subdivisions of Greece ⓘ |
| firstPartFormat | ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code GR ⓘ |
| hasUpdateMechanism | change notices by ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency ⓘ |
| includesSubdivision |
Attica region
ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Central Greece region
Central Macedonia ⓘ
surface form:
Central Macedonia region
Crete ⓘ
surface form:
Crete region
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace ⓘ
surface form:
East Macedonia and Thrace region
Epirus ⓘ
surface form:
Epirus region
Ionian Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Ionian Islands region
Mount Athos ⓘ North Aegean region ⓘ Peloponnese ⓘ
surface form:
Peloponnese region
South Aegean ⓘ
surface form:
South Aegean region
Thessaly ⓘ
surface form:
Thessaly region
Western Greece ⓘ
surface form:
West Greece region
Western Macedonia ⓘ
surface form:
West Macedonia region
|
| languageOfSubdivisionNames |
English
ⓘ
Greek ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
ISO 3166 Maintenance Agency
ⓘ
International Organization for Standardization ⓘ |
| partOf |
ISO 3166
ⓘ
ISO 3166 ⓘ
surface form:
ISO 3166-2
|
| regionCodeCountApprox | 13 administrative regions plus one self-governed part ⓘ |
| relatedStandard |
ISO 3166-1
ⓘ
ISO 3166-3 ⓘ |
| represents | administrative regions of Greece ⓘ |
| scope | current primary administrative subdivisions of Greece ⓘ |
| secondPartFormat | two or three letters ⓘ |
| standardizes | short names of Greek subdivisions ⓘ |
| subdivisionCodeExample |
GR-A for East Macedonia and Thrace
ⓘ
Attica, Greece ⓘ
surface form:
GR-I for Attica
GR-M for Crete ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
ISO Online Browsing Platform entry
ⓘ
surface form:
ISO Online Browsing Platform
|
| usedFor |
administrative referencing
ⓘ
data exchange ⓘ geocoding ⓘ statistical analysis ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ISO 3166-2:GR Description of subject: ISO 3166-2:GR is the part of the ISO 3166-2 standard that defines the subdivision codes for the regions of Greece.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
GR-82 (South Aegean region code context)