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Official name: Hellenic Republic
Capital City : Athinai (Athens)
Area : 131,990 sq km
Highest point: Olimbos (Mount Olympus) 2,917 m
Climate : Mediterranean; hot dry summers, warm wet winters.
Population : 10,510,000
population Change: 0.9% per year
Life Expectancy : Males 74, females 79 years
Languages : Greek.
Currency : Drachma = 100 lepta
Population per Doctor : 313 people
Time Zone : GMT+1
Military Expenditure 5.6% of GNP


Greece's national anthem has 158 verses.

Couponing is illegal in Greece.

In ancient Greece idiot meant a private citizen or layman.

Since the beginning of the modern Olympics Greece has participated in every games.

 

 

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