Greece

Hellenic Republic Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía  (Greek)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: «Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος» (traditional) "Freedom or Death"
Anthem: « Ύμνος 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)
• Density	82/km2 (212.4/sq mi) (120th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$304.933 billion (55th)
• Per capita	$28,201 (47th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$204.941 billion (45th)
• Per capita	$18,953 (38th)
Gini (2015)	34.2 medium
HDI (2014)	0.865 very high · 29th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+30
ISO 3166 code	GR
Internet TLD	.gra .ελ
The .eu domain is also used, as in other European Union member states.

– in Europe  (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]

Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα,  Elláda [eˈlaða]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]), historically also known as Hellas (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς Hellás [heˈlas]), is a country in southeastern Europe. Greece's population is approximately 10.955 million as of 2015. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.