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Attica

Greek region around Athens and Piraeus, home to roughly a third of the country's population.

Attica is one of Greece's 13 regions and includes the capital Athens, the port city of Piraeus, numerous suburbs and several islands in the Saronic Gulf. The peninsula has been the country's political and economic centre since antiquity.

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