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Republic of Greece

Hellenic Republic
Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Ellinikí Dimokratía  (Greek)
Flag of Greece
Coat of arms of Greece
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: «Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος» (traditional)
"Freedom or Death"
Location of  Greece  (dark green)– in Europe  (green & dark grey)– in the European Union  (green)  –  [Legend]
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 Greek Orthodoxy (prevailing faith)
Demonym
Government Unitary parliamentary
constitutional republic
• President
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
Alexis Tsipras
Nikos Voutsis
Legislature Hellenic Parliament
Formation of modern Greece
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
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) 2016 estimate
• Total
$289.398 billion (57th)
• Per capita
$26,669 (47th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$194.248 billion (52nd)
• Per capita
$17,901 (38th)
Gini (2015)  34.2
medium
HDI (2015) Increase 0.866
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
  1. 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, About this sound 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.


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