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The Greek capital has a population of 745,514 (in 2001) within its administrative limits and a land area of 39 km2 . The urban area of Athens extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3,130,841 (in 2001) and a land area of 412 km2 . According to Eurostat, the Athens Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) is the 7th most populous LUZ in the European Union (the 4th most populous capital city of the EU) with a population of 4,013,368 (in 2004).

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.