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Hellenic Republic Ελληνική Δημοκρατία EllÄ«nikī́ DÄ«mokratía  (Greek)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Â«Î•Î»ÎµÏ…θερία ή Θάνατος» (traditional) "Freedom or Death"
Anthem: Â« ÎŽÎ¼Î½Î¿Ï‚ εις την Ελευθερίαν» "Hymn to Liberty"
Location of  Greece  (dark green) – in Europe  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Athens 37°58′N 23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°E / 37.967; 23.717
Official language and national language	Greek
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy
Demonym	Greek
Government	Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President	Prokopis Pavlopoulos
• Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
• Speaker of the Parliament	Nikos Voutsis
Legislature	Hellenic Parliament
Formation of the Republic
• Independence declared from the Ottoman Empire	25 March 1821 (traditional starting date of the Greek War of Independence), 15 January 1822 (official declaration in the First National Assembly at Epidaurus)
•	3 February 1830
• Current constitution	11 June 1975
Area
• Total	131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi) (97th)
• Water (%)	0.8669
Population
• 2015 estimate	10,955,000
• 2011 census	10,816,286 (80th)