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Greece
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Hellenic RepublicΕλληνική Δημοκρατία
Elliniki Dimokratia |
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Flag | National emblem |
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Motto: Eleftheria i Thanatos, (Greek: "Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος", "Freedom or Death") (traditional) |
Anthem: "Ὕμνος εἰς τὴν Ἐλευθερίαν
Ýmnos is tin Eleftherían
Hymn to Liberty1" |
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 |
Official language(s) | Greek |
Ethnic groups  | 94% Greek,
4% Albanian,
2% others[1][2][3][4] |
Demonym | Greek (Officially: Hellenic) |
Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
 -  | President | Karolos Papoulias |
 -  | Prime Minister | Lucas Papademos |
Legislature | Parliament |
Independence from the Ottoman Empire |
 -  | Declared | 1 January 1822, at the First National Assembly  |
 -  | Recognized | 3 February 1830, in the London Protocol  |
 -  | Current constitution | 11 June 1975,
Third Hellenic Republic  |
Area |
 -  | Total | 131,990 km2 (96th)
50,944 sq mi  |
 -  | Water (%) | 0.8669 |
Population |
 -  | 2010 estimate | 11,305,118[5] (74th) |
 -  | 2011 (preliminary data) census | 10,787,690[6]  |
 -  | Density | 85.3/km2 (88th)
221.0/sq mi |
GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
 -  | Total | $318.082 billion[7] (37th) |
 -  | Per capita | $28,434[7] (29th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
 -  | Total | $305.415 billion[7] (32nd) |
 -  | Per capita | $27,302[7] (29th) |
Gini (2005) | 33[8]  |
HDI (2011) |  0.861 (very high) (29th) |
Currency | Euro (€)2 (EUR) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
 -  | Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy |
Drives on the | right |
ISO 3166 code | GR |
Internet TLD | .gr3 |... [continues]

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