Greek Republic

Hellenic Republic Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Ellinikí Dimokratía  (Greek)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: «Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος» Elefthería í Thánatos "Freedom or Death"
Anthem: «Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν» Ýmnos eis tin Eleftherían "Hymn to Freedom"
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	Orthodox Christianity
Demonym	Greek
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Prokopis Pavlopoulos
• Prime Minister	Alexis Tsipras
• Speaker of the Parliament	Nikos Voutsis
Legislature	Hellenic Parliament
Formation of modern Greece
• 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	27 June 2008
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) (125th)
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 (2016)	34.3 medium · 60th
HDI (2015)	0.866 very high · 29th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	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
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), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), historically also known as Hellas, 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.

Greece is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, the Cretan Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring a large number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,918 metres (9,573 ft). The country consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands.