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Republic in Southeast Europe
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types
Entity
Location
Section of Populated Place
Country
instance of
Sovereign State
preferred
Country
Unitary State
Member State of the European Union
Republic
Mediterranean Country
inception
March 25, 1821
alias
Hellenic Republic
Hellas
gr
🇬🇷
Greek Republic
GRE
life expectancy
20002005201020157880
81.1 year
point in time
2015
preferred
81.037 year
point in time
2015
2016
81.385 year
point in time
2014
81.285 year
point in time
2013
80.634 year
point in time
2012
80.732 year
point in time
2011
80.388 year
point in time
2010
80.188 year
point in time
2009
79.939 year
point in time
2008
79.439 year
point in time
2006
2007
79.239 year
point in time
2005
79.039 year
point in time
2004
78.841 year
point in time
2003
78.641 year
point in time
2002
78.388 year
point in time
2001
77.888 year
point in time
2000
77.988 year
point in time
1999
official name
Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (greek)
Ελλάδα (greek)
native label
Ελλάδα (greek)
Ελλάς (greek)
Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (greek)
short name
🇬🇷 (zxx)
named after
Greeks
demonym
griechisch (german)
Grieche (german)
applies to part
Masculine
Griechin (german)
applies to part
Feminine
Griek (dutch)
grec (french)
applies to part
Masculine
grecque (french)
applies to part
Feminine
ギリシャ人 (japanese)
Грк (serbian)
applies to part
Masculine
Гркиња (serbian)
applies to part
Feminine
Грци (serbian)
applies to part
Plural
Greek (english)
görög (hungarian)
græker (danish)
Grekiano (ido)
greko (esperanto)
Grikänan (volapük)
يوناني (arabic)
applies to part
Masculine
يونانية (arabic)
applies to part
Feminine
грек (russian)
applies to part
Masculine
гречанка (russian)
applies to part
Feminine
греки (russian)
applies to part
Plural
יווני (hebrew)
applies to part
Masculine
יוונייה (hebrew)
applies to part
Feminine
greci (romanian)
applies to part
Plural
grec (romanian)
applies to part
Masculine
grecoaică (romanian)
applies to part
Feminine
গ্রিক (bangla)
greco (italian)
applies to part
Masculine Singular
greca (italian)
applies to part
Feminine Singular
greci (italian)
applies to part
Masculine Plural
greche (italian)
applies to part
Feminine Plural
elinica (lingua franca nova)
griegu (asturian)
griega (asturian)
Έλληνας (greek)
applies to part
Masculine Singular
Ελληνίδα (greek)
applies to part
Feminine Singular
Έλληνες (greek)
applies to part
Masculine Plural
Ελληνίδες (greek)
applies to part
Feminine Plural
official language
Greek
Demotic Greek
anthem
Hymn to Liberty
culture
Culture of Greece
motto
Eleftheria I Thanatos
motto text
Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος (greek)
literal translation
Rhyddid neu farwolaeth (welsh)
Rhyddid neu farwolaeth (welsh)
continent
Europe
country
Greece
capital
Athens
start time
1834
preferred
Nauplion
start time
1828
end time
1833
located on terrain feature
Balkans
Southern Europe
coordinate location
latitude38.5
longitude23
precision0.1
geoshape
commons.wikimedia.org
highest point
Mount Olympus
elevation above sea level
2,919 metre
office held by head of state
President of Greece
head of state
Prokopis Pavlopoulos
start time
March 13, 2015
preferred
Karolos Papoulias
start time
March 12, 2005
end time
March 13, 2015
Konstantinos Stephanopoulos
start time
March 10, 1995
end time
March 12, 2005
Konstantinos Karamanlis
start time
May 5, 1990
end time
March 10, 1995
Christos Sartzetakis
start time
March 30, 1985
end time
May 4, 1990
Ioannis Alevras
start time
March 10, 1985
end time
March 30, 1985
Konstantinos Karamanlis
start time
May 15, 1980
end time
March 10, 1985
Konstantinos Tsatsos
start time
June 20, 1975
end time
May 15, 1980
Michail Stasinopoulos
start time
December 18, 1974
end time
June 19, 1975
Phaedon Gizikis
start time
November 25, 1973
end time
December 17, 1974
office held by head of government
Prime Minister of Greece
head of government
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
start time
July 8, 2019
preferred
Alexis Tsipras
Antonis Samaras
executive body
Government of Greece
legislative body
Hellenic Parliament
central bank
Bank of Greece
diplomatic relation
Italy
Brazil
Germany
Australia
Israel
Turkey
Ukraine
Republic of Cyprus
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Belarus
Holy See
Russia
Serbia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Japan
India
Iran
Armenia
People's Republic of China
Montenegro
Malta
United States of America
North Macedonia
South Korea
Bangladesh
Romania
Taiwan
Zimbabwe
Venezuela
Uzbekistan
United Kingdom
Tajikistan
Switzerland
Sweden
Spain
South Africa
Poland
Philippines
member of
European Space Agency
start time
March 9, 2005
Schengen Area
start time
January 1, 2000
World Trade Organization
start time
January 1, 1995
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
start time
August 30, 1993
Missile Technology Control Regime
start time
1992
Eurocontrol
start time
1988
Australia Group
start time
1985
European Union
start time
January 1, 1981
Organization for Security and…
start time
June 25, 1973
International Centre for Settlement of…
start time
May 21, 1969
International Development Association
start time
January 9, 1962
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation…
start time
September 30, 1961
International Finance Corporation
start time
September 26, 1957
NATO
start time
February 18, 1952
Council of Europe
start time
August 9, 1949
UNESCO
start time
November 4, 1946
International Bank for Reconstruction…
start time
December 27, 1945
United Nations
start time
October 25, 1945
International Telecommunication Union
start time
January 1, 1866
Organization of the Black Sea Economic…
European Payments Union
Treaty on Open Skies
Interpol
Nuclear Suppliers Group
Organisation for the Prohibition of…
International Hydrographic Organization
International Energy Agency
Group on Earth Observations
Universal Postal Union
public holiday
New Year
age of majority
18
marriageable age
18 years old
applies to part
Both Genders
retirement age
67 years old
compulsory education (minimum age)
5 years old
compulsory education (maximum age)
16 years old
language used
Modern Greek
Greek
Tosk Albanian
Tsakonian
Cappadocian Greek
Greek Sign Language
Romano-Greek
Turkish
Ancient Greek
Bulgarian
Pontic Greek
Macedonian
Megleno-Romanian
Aromanian
Arvanitic
audio
ethnic group
Greeks
participant of
Macedonia Naming Dispute
Prespes Agreement
population
1960197019801990200020109M10M
10,775,557
point in time
July 2014
determination method
Estimation Process
10,815,197
point in time
2011
criterion used
Resident Population of Greece
determination method
Census
10,776,504
point in time
1997
10,709,173
point in time
1996
10,634,385
point in time
1995
10,553,035
point in time
1994
10,465,528
point in time
1993
10,369,866
point in time
1992
10,256,292
point in time
1991
10,156,902
point in time
1990
10,089,498
point in time
1989
10,036,983
point in time
1988
10,000,595
point in time
1987
9,967,213
point in time
1986
9,934,300
point in time
1985
9,895,801
point in time
1984
9,846,627
point in time
1983
9,789,513
point in time
1982
9,729,350
point in time
1981
9,642,505
point in time
1980
9,548,258
point in time
1979
9,429,959
point in time
1978
9,308,479
point in time
1977
9,188,150
point in time
1976
9,046,541
point in time
1975
8,962,022
point in time
1974
8,929,086
point in time
1973
8,888,628
point in time
1972
8,831,036
point in time
1971
8,792,806
point in time
1970
8,772,764
point in time
1969
8,740,765
point in time
1968
8,684,088
point in time
1967
8,613,651
point in time
1966
8,550,333
point in time
1965
8,510,429
point in time
1964
8,479,625
point in time
1963
8,448,233
point in time
1962
8,398,050
point in time
1961
8,331,725
point in time
1960
contains administrative territorial entity
Attica Region
Central Greece Region
Central Macedonia
Crete Region
East Macedonia and Thrace
Epirus Region
Ionian Islands Region
North Aegean Region
Peloponnese Region
South Aegean
Thessaly Region
West Greece Region
West Macedonia Region
Mount Athos
Dodecanese
deprecated
located in time zone
UTC+02:00
preferred
Eastern European Time
UTC+03:00