| Europe > Southern Europe > Greece | |
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| Official Name Hellenic Republic | |
| Motto Freedom or Death | |
| Region Europe | |
| Sub-Region Southern Europe | |
| Capital Athens | |
| Currency Euro (EUR) | |
| Independence Day 25 Mar 1821: Declaration of independence from Ottoman Empire in 1821. Start of the Greek War of Independence. | |
| Population 11,123,034 | |
| Nationality Greek | |
| Area 131,990 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Macedonia | |
| Time Zone EET (UTC+2) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 39.00, Longitude 22.00 | |
| Dialing Code +30 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code GR | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code GRC | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 300 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee GRE | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .gr | |