Greece

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Geographical position

Greece is situated in Southeastern Europe bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey

Surface

131,957 sq.km

Population

10,964,020 inhabitants, ethnic groups: 93% Greek, 7% foreign

System of government

Presidential Parliamentary Democracy.Greece is a member state of E.U. since 1981. President is Mr Karolos Papoulias.Prime Minister is Mr Constantinos Karamanlis. The parliment has three hundred elected members with elections held every four years

Official language and script

Greek language and script (Latin script is widely used)

Religion

Greek Orthodox (98%), Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%

Capital

Athens (3,192,606 inhabitants)

Coastline

13.676 km

Highest peak

Mount Olympus 2.917

Climate

temperate, mild, wet winters and hot dry summers

Currency

EURO.

Time Zone

Greece lies in the GMT + 2 hours.

Electric power supply

The standard in Greece is 230V AC (50Hz). Appliances from North America require a transformer and British ones an adaptor.