Greece Facts & Information

Location	Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Climate	Temperate, mild wet winters, hot dry summers
Terrain	Mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
Population	10,668,354
Nationality	Greek
Ethnic groups	Greek 98%, other 2%
Religions	Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Languages	Greek 99%
Government Type	Parliamentary Republic
Capital	Athens
Currency	Euro (EUR)
Description of Flag	Nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country
Greece Flag

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