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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 49. Chapters: Athens, Kamatero, Vrilissia, Kallithea, Alimos, Kifissia, Glyfada, Marousi, Agia Paraskevi, Psychiko, Palaio Faliro, Moschato, Ilioupoli, Egaleo, Zografou, Petroupoli, Kaisariani, Peristeri, Penteli, Greece, Argyroupoli, Papagou, Agioi Anargyroi, Nea Filadelfeia, Nea Erythraia, Nea Smyrni, Irakleio, Attica, Ekali, Nea Penteli, Melissia, Pefki, Metamorfosi, Agios Dimitrios, Galatsi, Nea Chalkidona, Tavros, Ilio, Greece, Ellinikon, Lykovrysi, Nea Ionia, Vyronas, Agia Varvara, Chalandri, Chaidari, Cholargos, Ymittos, Filothei, Neo Psychiko, Dafni, Attica, Terpsithea, Greece, Agios Nikolaos, Glyfada. Excerpt: Athens (; Modern Greek: , Athina, IPA: , Katharevousa:, Athine, Ancient Greek: Ath nai), is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica periphery and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state. A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC on the rest of the then known European continent. Today a cosmopolitan metropolis, modern Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece and it is rated as an alpha- world city. In 2008, Athens was ranked the world's 32nd richest city by purchasing power and the 25th most expensive in a UBS study. The Greek capital had a population of 745,514 (in 2001), (796,442 in 2004) within its administrative limits and a land area of 39 km (15 sq mi). The urban area of Athens extends beyond the administrative municipal city limits, with a population of 3,165,823 (in 2001) and a land ar...
