capital:        Athens

        population:       11,214,992 (2008)

         languages:       Greek 99% (official), other 1%

           Religions:      Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%

time difference:      UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington)

  Independence:      1830 (from the Ottoman Empire)


                 Climate:      Mediterranean: hot summers - mild winters

                  Terrain:       mostly mountains with ranges extending into
                                      the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands

highest mountain:       Mount Olympus 2,917 m

number of islands:       about 2.000

  life expectancy:        79.52 years
Internet country code:        .gr

              Internet users:         3,800,000 (35.5 % of population)

              Country Area:         131,957 sq km

                       
        border countries:          Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km,
                                               Turkey 206 km, FYROM 246 km
             Coastline:               13,676 Km

       EC Membership:          Since 1981

       UN Membership:           Since 1947

                       NATO:             1952

                       CSCE:             1992

        shipping Fleet:              Largest Fleet Worldwide
                                               (50% of EU Fleet)
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