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Athina

Athina is the capital of Greece and has a population of 789,000. Athina’s economy is largely service-orientated around sectors such as finance, banking, insurance and real estate. The city is aiming to attract enough foreign direct investment to sustain substantial growth in these areas. The 2004 Olympic Games are having a major impact on the development of the city in terms of investment and infrastructure. The city is governed by two tiers of local government: the municipalities and the prefectures. Greater Athina is composed of over 90 municipalities, one of which is the city of Athina, as well as four prefectures. Athina’s Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) includes the city of Athina and its surrounding NUTS 3 ‘nomos’, excluding the islands that belong to Nomos Attikis. The LUZ contains nearly 3.9 million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	796,442						342	2004	4,013,368	1:5.04
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2001	0%						218	2001	13%	1:58.68
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	32%						152	2004	23%	1:0.72
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2004	2%						118	2004	3%	1:1.18
Average size of households	2004	2.35						173	2004	2.64	1:1.12
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment
Average price per m2 for a house
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2004	52%						63	2004	63%	1:1.21
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2004	32						81	2004	33	1:1.03
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	9%						159	2004	9%	1:1.06
Unemployment rate - female	2004	11%						147	2004	13%	1:1.22
Employment rate	2004	63%						157
Activity rate	2004	69%						182	2004	62%	1:0.90
GDP per head (€)
Median disposable annual household income(€)
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	62%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2004	130						142	2004	128	1:0.99
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:1.07
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:0.92
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2001	24						221
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2001	174						201
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.43						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	90%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	0						185	2004	0	1:0.67
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	20,467						265	2004	1,054	1:0.05
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car
Average time of journey to work (mins.)

SUB CITY LEVEL

37 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 21679		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	3%	4%	5%	1:1.66
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	21%	31%	42%	1:1.99
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	2%	3%	4%	1:1.66
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	8%	12%	15%	1:1.80
Average size of households		2001	2.19	2.37	2.84	1:1.30
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities		2001	0%	1%	3%	1:9.16
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	8%	9%	14%	1:1.88
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	22%	29%	38%	1:1.70
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)