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Greece - Government and Political Conditions (Notes)

GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CONDITIONS Greece is a parliamentary republic whose constitution was last amended in April 2001. There are three branches of government. The executive includes the president, who is head of state, and the prime minister, who is head of government. There is a 300-seat unicameral 'Vouli' (legislature). The judicial branch includes a Supreme Court. Administrative subdivisions include 13 peripheries (regional districts) and 51 nomi (prefectures). Suffrage is universal at 18. Principal Government Officials President--Karolos Papoulias Prime Minister--Konstantinos Karamanlis Foreign Minister--Dora Bakoyannis Ambassador to the United States--Alexandros Mallias Ambassador to the United Nations--Yiannis Mourikis Greece's embassy in the United States is located at 2221 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008; tel: (202) 939-1300; fax: (202) 939-1324. Greece also maintains consulates in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Houston and Tampa.