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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 | |
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• 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 | |
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• Total
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131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi) (97th) |
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• Water (%)
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0.8669 |
| Population | |
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• 2015 estimate
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10,955,000 |
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• 2011 census
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10,816,286 (80th) |
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• Density
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82/km2 (212.4/sq mi) (125th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
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• Total
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$289.398 billion (57th) |
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• Per capita
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$26,669 (47th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
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• Total
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$194.248 billion (52nd) |
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• Per capita
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$17,901 (38th) |
| Gini (2016) |
medium · 60th |
| HDI (2015) |
very high · 29th |
| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
| Time zone | Eastern European Time (UTC+2) |
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• 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.