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Est. Population:
10,773,253
Demonym:
Greek
Religions:
Greek Orthodox (88.0%)
Atheist (6.1%)
Muslim (5.3%)
Largest City:
Athens (664,046)
Other Cities:
Thessaloniki (315,196)
Patras (168,034)
Piraeus (163,688)
Larissa (144,651)
Heraklion (140,730)
Region:
Southern Europe
Bodies of Water:
Ionian Sea (West)
Aegean Sea (East)
Mediterranean Sea (South)
Total Area:
131,957 km2 (99.0% land, 1.0% water)
Total Land:
1,110 km
Total Coastline:
13,676 km
Climate
Temperate
Terrain:
Mostly mountainous
Highest Point
Mount Olympus (2,917 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Earthquakes
Volcanic activity
Type:
Parliamentary Republic
Head of State:
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Admin. Divisions
13 Regions
1 Autonomous monastic state
Independence:
3 February 1830 (from Ottoman Empire)
Nat'l Symbol:
Greek cross
Nat'l Anthem:
Ymnos eis tin Eleftherian
GDP Per Capita
$26,400 (USD)
Currency
€ (Euro)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = € (Euro)0.86
Internet Code
.gr
Telephone Code
+30
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https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html (Majority of information)
http://bit.ly/2ebGhNK (Ethnic data)
http://www.pewforum.org/2014/04/04/religious-diversity-index-scores-by-country/ (Religious data)
http://www.tovima.gr/files/1/2011/07/22/apografh22.pdf (City population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 5 November 2016
1 It is illegal to collect data on ethnicity in Greece. The data shown is based on nationality.