Hellenic Republic - Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (Greek)
- Ellinikí Dimokratía
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Motto: Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος
Elefthería í Thánatos
("Freedom or Death") |
Anthem: Ύμνος εις την Ελευθερίαν
Ímnos is tin Eleftherían
("Hymn to Liberty")
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| Capital and largest city | Athens
37°58′N23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°E / 37.967; 23.717 |
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Official language
and national language | Greek |
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| Religion (2017) | 73–93% Christianity
4–22% No religion[1][4]
2% Islam
1% Other religions[5] |
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| Demonym(s) | Greek |
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary republic |
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| Katerina Sakellaropoulou |
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| Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
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| Konstantinos Tasoulas |
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| Legislature | Hellenic Parliament |
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| 25 March 1821 (traditional starting date of the Greek War of Independence), 15 January 1822 (official declaration) |
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| 3 February 1830 |
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| 11 June 1975 |
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• Total | 131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi)[6] (95th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.51 (as of 2015)[7] |
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• 2020 estimate |  10,718,565[8] (85th) |
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• 2011 census | 10,816,286[9] |
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• Density | 82[10]/km2 (212.4/sq mi) (98th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total |  $310.743 billion[11] (53th) |
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• Per capita | $29,045[11] (47th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $194.376 billion[11] (51th) |
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• Per capita | $18,168[11] (41th) |
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| Gini (2020) |  31.1[12]
medium · 60th |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.888[13]
very high · 32nd |
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| Currency | Euro (€) (EUR) |
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| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (Eastern European Time) |
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| UTC+03:00 (Eastern European Summer Time) |
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| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy (AD) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +30 |
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| ISO 3166 code | GR |
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10,718,565
$310.743 billion
31.1
0.888