Hellenic Republic |
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Location of Greece (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey) |
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Capital and largest city |
Athens 37°58′N 23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°E |
Official language and national language |
Greek |
Religion | Eastern Orthodoxy |
Demonym | Greek |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
Prokopis Pavlopoulos | |
Alexis Tsipras | |
Nikos Voutsis | |
Legislature | Hellenic Parliament |
Formation of modern Greece | |
• Independence declared from the Ottoman Empire
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25 March 1821 (traditional starting date of the Greek War of Independence), 15 January 1822 (official declaration in the First National Assembly at Epidaurus) |
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3 February 1830 |
27 June 2008 | |
Area | |
• Total
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131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi) (97th) |
• Water (%)
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0.8669 |
Population | |
• 2015 estimate
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10,955,000 |
• 2011 census
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10,816,286 (80th) |
• Density
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82/km2 (212.4/sq mi) (125th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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$289.398 billion (57th) |
• Per capita
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$26,669 (47th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Total
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$194.248 billion (52nd) |
• Per capita
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$17,901 (38th) |
Gini (2016) |
34.3 medium · 60th |
HDI (2015) |
0.866 very high · 29th |
Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
Time zone | Eastern European Time (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST)
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Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
Drives on the | right |
Calling code | +30 |
ISO 3166 code | GR |
Internet TLD |
.gra .ελ |
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– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green) – [Legend]
Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda [eˈlaða]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellinikí Dimokratía [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]), historically also known as Hellas (Ancient Greek: Ἑλλάς, Hellás [heˈlas], modern pronunciation Ellás), is a country in southeastern Europe, with a population of approximately 11 million as of 2015. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki.