Hellenic Republic

Greece is in Europe. Its capital is Athens. It is at 39° 00' North, 22° 00' East. Greece has an area of 131,940 square kilometres (50,942 square miles). The population is 10,760,136. This population is from a 2011 estimate.

Economy

For currency they use the Euro. The inflation in 2009 was 1.2%. The economy link (above) goes to a page that lists their commodities and trading partners.

Before entering the Euro zone, they used the drachma (GRD).

Education

In the year 2001, the literacy rate was 96%. This definition of literacy is portion of the population over 15 years of age, that can read and write.

Society

People here speak Greek, English, French, and Ladino. Religions beliefs here include Greek Orthodox, Muslim, and other.

Time Zone

It is in the Eastern European (GMT + 2) time zone.

Transport

There are terminals for airplanes.

Administrative Divisions

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