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Europe is a ___MASK77___ that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of Europe  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " ___MASK77___ " as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the ___MASK77___ ' s current overland boundaries . Asos is a ___MASK65___ on the west coast of the ___MASK79___ of Cephalonia , Greece . It is part of the municipal unit Erisos . Zakynthos or Zante ( from Venetian ) is a Greek ___MASK79___ in the Ionian ___MASK51___ . It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands . Zakynthos is a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region , and its only ___MASK92___ . It covers an area of and its coastline is roughly in length . The name , like all similar names ending in - nthos , is pre - Mycenaean or Pelasgian in origin . In Greek mythology the ___MASK79___ was said to be named after Zakynthos , the son of a legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus . Thessaloniki is the second - largest ___MASK78___ in Greece and the ___MASK55___ of Greek Macedonia , the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace . Its nickname is   (" Symprotévousa "), literally " the co - ___MASK55___ ", a ___MASK54___ to its historical status as the  (" Symvasilévousa ") or " co - reigning " ___MASK78___ of the Eastern Roman ( Byzantine ) Empire , alongside Constantinople . Greece (' ), officially the Hellenic ___MASK96___ ( Greek : ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe . Greece ' s population is approximately 10 . 955 million as of 2015 . Athens is the nation ' s ___MASK55___ and largest city , followed by Thessaloniki . Katharevousa (, literally " purifying [ ___MASK2___ ]"), is a form of the Modern Greek ___MASK2___ conceived in the early 19th ___MASK9___ as a compromise between Ancient Greek and the Demotic Greek of the ___MASK6___ . Originally , it was widely used both for literary and official purposes , though seldom in daily ___MASK2___ . In the 20th ___MASK9___ , it was increasingly adopted for official and formal purposes , until Demotic Greek became the official ___MASK2___ of Greece in 1976 and Andreas Papandreou abolished the polytonic system of writing both Demotic and Katharevousa in 1982 . The Ionian Islands ( Modern Greek : ; Ancient Greek , Katharevousa : ) are a ___MASK15___ of islands in Greece . They are traditionally called the Heptanese , i . e . " the ___MASK76___ Islands " ( or ), but the ___MASK15___ includes many smaller islands as well as the ___MASK76___ ___MASK29___ ones . As a distinct historic region they date to the centuries - long Venetian rule , which preserved them from becoming part of the Ottoman Empire , and created a distinct cultural identity with many Italian influences . The Ionian Islands became part of the modern Greek state in 1864 . Administratively today they belong to the Ionian Islands Region except for Kythera , which belongs to the Attica Region . Argostoli ( Katharevousa :  ) is a ___MASK95___ and a former ___MASK92___ on the ___MASK79___ of Kefalonia , Ionian Islands , Greece . Since the 2011 local ___MASK18___ reform it is part of the ___MASK92___ Kefalonia , of which it is a municipal unit . It has been the capital and administrative centre of Kefalonia since 1757 , following a population shift down from the old capital of Agios Georgios ( also known as Kastro ) to take advantage of the trading opportunities provided by the sheltered ___MASK22___ upon which Argostoli sits . Argostoli developed into one of the busiest ports in Greece , leading to prosperity and growth . The municipal unit has an area of 157 . 670 km . The 2011 census recorded a population of 10 , 633 in the Argostoli municipal unit . Its largest towns are Argostóli ( pop . 9 , 748 ), Razata ( 507 ), Dilináta ( 496 ) and Kompothekráta ( 449 ). Agia Effimia is a ___MASK65___ on the east coast of the ___MASK79___ of Kefalonia ( also spelled Cephalonia ) in Greece . It was the seat of the former Pylaros ___MASK92___ . It is a traditional fishing ___MASK65___ centred on a small harbour . It contains a number of taverns , bars and shops as well as tourist accommodation and local residences . The main activity in the ___MASK65___ is now centred on tourism . The harbour is popular with sailing holidays , and is the home to flotilla sailing groups . Many of the old buildings in Agia Efimia were destroyed in the 1953 ___MASK27___ , although a few original buildings survive . Athens (" Athína " ) is the ___MASK55___ and largest city of Greece . Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world ' s oldest cities , with its recorded ___MASK81___ spanning over 3 , 400 years , and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC . Classical Athens was a powerful city - state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus , which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with Athens . 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 because of its cultural and political impact on the European ___MASK77___ , and in particular the Romans . In modern times , Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic , financial , industrial , maritime , political and cultural life in Greece . In 2015 , Athens was ranked the world ' s 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study . Erisos is a former ___MASK92___ on the ___MASK79___ of Kefalonia , Ionian Islands , Greece . Since the 2011 local ___MASK18___ reform it is part of the ___MASK92___ Kefalonia , of which it is a municipal unit . It is located in the northernmost part of the ___MASK79___ , and has a land area of 78 . 114 km² . It population was 1 , 472 at the 2011 census . The seat of the ___MASK92___ was in Vasilikades but more known are the two small harbours Fiskardo and Asos . Other town are Antipáta , Mesovoúnia , and Komitáta . The Ionian ___MASK51___ (, , ) is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean ___MASK51___ , south of the Adriatic ___MASK51___ . It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria , Sicily , and the Salento peninsula to the west , southern Albania to the north , and the west coast of Greece . A ___MASK42___ in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions , sometimes called a " dead diocese ". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a " titular bishop ", " titular ___MASK87___ ", or " titular archbishop ". Cephalonia or Kefalonia ( or ), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia , is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece . It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands ___MASK11___ , and the only ___MASK92___ of the regional unit . It was also a former Latin Catholic ___MASK66___ Kefalonia  Zakynthos ( Cefalonia  Zante ) and short - lived ___MASK42___ as just Kefalonia . Divarata is a ___MASK65___ and a community in the municipal unit of Pylaros , northern Cephalonia , Greece . It is 5 km northwest of Agia Effimia , 5 km south of Asos and 18 km northeast of Argostoli . The road down to the famous Myrtos Beach originates at the ___MASK65___ . The community consists of the villages Divarata , Antypata and Loukata . Myrtos ___MASK67___ is in the region of Pylaros , in the north - west of Kefalonia ___MASK79___ , in the Ionian ___MASK51___ of Greece . Myrtos beach lies between the feet of two mountains , Agia Dynati and Kalon Oros ( 901m ). The euro ( ___MASK33___ : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , ___MASK68___ , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . Agia Dynati ( Greek :   ) is the second highest Greek ___MASK93___ of Cefalonia ( 1131 m .), after Mount Ainos ( Mavrovouno ). It is also the third highest ___MASK93___ of the Ionian Islands after Ainos and Elati ( Lefkada ). Between the ___MASK93___ ' s peaks are small tablelands , with one larger one named Falari . It is believed that Falari produces the best feta ___MASK30___ in Greece . Pylaros is a former ___MASK92___ on the ___MASK79___ of Kefalonia , Ionian Islands , Greece . Since the 2011 local ___MASK18___ reform it is part of the ___MASK92___ Kefalonia , of which it is a municipal unit . It is located in the north - central part of the ___MASK79___ . It has a land area of 81 . 112 km² and a population of 1 , 391 inhabitants ( 2011 census ). The seat of the ___MASK92___ and largest town is Agia Effimia ( pop . 432 ).