Greece
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Entity:
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Greece
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Main prefix:
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SV
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Prefixes logged:
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J40, J42,
J43, J48, SV1, SV2, SV3, SV4, SV6, SV8, SX5, SY8, SZ1, SX1, SZ5, SZ6
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Time zone:
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UTC + 2 hours
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Continent:
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Europe
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ITU zone:
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28
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CQ zone:
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20
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| Islands on the Air (IOTA) Groups | EU049 North Aegean Islands (Voreio Aigaio), EU052 Ipeiros / Dytiki Ellas Region, EU060 Sterea Ellas Region, EU067 Kyklades (Cyclades), EU072 Thessalia Region, EU075 Peloponnisos (Argolis) / Attiki Region, EU113 Peloponnisos (Lakonia) / Kythira Region, EU158 Peloponnisos Messinia Region, EU174 Makedonia / Thaki Region. |
| QSL Bureau |
Radio Amateur Association of Greece Box 3564, GR-10210 Athen |
| CEPT Radio Amateur Licence Details: | Call sign prefix to be used in Greece: SV requires Morse Code examination test and SW does not / National licences equivalent to the CEPT licence: 1 and 2 (status 2003, before revision of T/R 61-01); Morse proficiency required for use of HF |
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Capital:
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Athens
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Geographic
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39° 00' N, 22° 00' E
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Borders:
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Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia
246 km
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Internet
country code: |
.gr
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| Country dialing code: | 30 |
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Independence:
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1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
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Government
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parliamentary republic.
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