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Country Name: conventional long form: Hellenic Republic conventional short form: Greece local short form: Ellas or Ellada local long form: Elliniki Dhimokratia
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Location: Greece is located in south eastern Europe and borders Turkey to its East, Bulgaria, FYROM and Albania to its North
Country Code: GR International Dialing Code: +30 Internet Country Code: .gr
Language: Greek Currency: Euro
Area: 131,990 km2 Population (2001): 10.964.020
Population Percentage Distribution (2001)
Males 49,54 %
Females 50,45 %
0-14 years 15,20 %
15-64 years 67,71 %
65 years and over 17,08 %
Religion: The main religion is christianity (orthodoxy, the Orthodox Church of Greece is the official church)
Capital: Athens