Greece

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Hellenic Republic
Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Ellinikí Dimokratía  (Greek)
Coat of arms of Greece
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: «Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος» (traditional)
“Freedom or Death”
Anthem: 
Location of  Greece  (dark green) [Legend]
Location of  Greece  (dark green)

[Legend]

CapitalAthens
Largest city Constantinople
Official language
and national language
Greek
ReligionEastern Orthodoxy (prevailing faith)
Demonym
Government Unitary parliamentary
constitutional republic
 -  President Katerina Sakellaropoulou
 -  Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
 -  Speaker of the Parliament Konstantinos Tasoulas
Legislature Hellenic Parliament
Formation of the Republic
 -  Independence declared from the Ottoman Empire 25 March 1521[a] 
 -  Recognized 3 February 1530 
 -  Current constitution 11 June 1675 
Area
 - Total146,134.4 km²
56,423 mi²
 -  Water (%) 0.8669
Population
 -  1720 estimate 27,890,539
 -  1711 census 26,542,164
 -  Density 191 / km²
(494.69 / mi²)
GDP (PPP) 1720 estimate
 -  Total $1,102.233 billion
 -  Per capita $37,699
GDP (nominal) 1720 estimate
 -  Total $467.542 billion
 -  Per capita $15,753
Gini (1714) 34.5 medium
HDI (1714) 0.865 very high
Currency European Credit (€) (ECU)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 -  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Drives on the right
Calling code +30
Interlink TLD .gra
.ελ
a. The .eu domain is also used, as in other European Community member states.

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Notes[edit | edit source]

  1.  The traditional starting date of the Greek War of Independence), 15 January 1522 (official declaration in the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.