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**Greece**
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Instance of	sovereign state,; country
Part of	Southeast Europe
Named after	Greeks;
Culture	culture of Greece;
Location	Balkans, Southern Europe, Greece
Located in or next to body of water	Mediterranean Sea
Located on terrain feature	Balkans,; Southern Europe
Capital	Athens (1834–);
Legislative body	Hellenic Parliament;
Executive body	Government of Greece;
Official language	Greek; Demotic Greek;
Anthem	Hymn to Liberty (1865–);
Currency	euro (2002–);
Head of state	Katerina Sakellaropoulou (2020–);
Head of government	Kyriakos Mitsotakis (2019–);
Has part	Greek Islands;
Inception	25 March 1821 (in Julian calendar);
Highest point	Mount Olympus (2,919 metre);
Population	10,760,421 (2017);
Area	131,957 km²;
Replaces	Third Hellenic Republic;
Top-level Internet domain	.gr;
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	38° 30′ 00″ N, 23° 00′ 00″ E
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Hellas, Republiken Grekland, Hellenska republiken (sv); 希臘共和國 (zh-hant); Grekistan (ku-latn); గ్రీకు, గ్రీక్ (te); Kreikan tasavalta, Helleenien tasavalta, Hellas (fi); Kreikka tääʹssväʹldd, Helleeʹni tääʹssväʹldd, Greikkajânnam (sms); கிரீஸ், கிறீஸ், கிரீசு, கிரேக்கக் குடியரசு, கிரேக்க நாடு (ta); युनान, ग्रीस (bho); GR, République hellénique (fr); Republika Grčka (hr); 希腊共和国 (zh-my); 希臘共和國 (zh-hk); Hi Lạp (vi); Repubblika Ellenika (mt); 希腊共和国 (zh-hans); Grekenland, Den hellenske republikk (nb); República Helênica (pt-br); Ellada (uz); 希腊共和国 (zh-cn); Gârția (rup); 希腊共和国 (zh-sg); กรีซ, Greece, สาธารณรัฐเฮลเลนิก, เฮลเลนิก, Hellenic Republic (th); Republika Grecka, Hellada (pl); A' Ghreug (gd); GR, GRC (nl); 希臘共和國 (zh-mo); República Hel·lènica, Elláda, Hellás (ca); 希臘共和國 (zh-tw); Kreeika täsiväldi (smn); Hellenic Republic, Hellas, gr, el, 🇬🇷, Greek Republic, GRE, Ellada, Greek (en); 希腊共和国, 太陽岩石之地, 太陽岩石共和国, 陽岩共和国, 希倫共和国, 希臘共和國 (zh); Ελλάς, Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Δημοκρατία της Ελλάδας, Δημοκρατία της Ελλάδος (el); Greikka dásseváldi (se)

Greece is a nation in Europe. Its capital is Athens.

Emblems / Badges[edit]

Ελληνική σημαία
Flag of Greece (since 1978)
Εθνόσημο
Coat of Arms
Παλαιότερη Ελληνική σημαία
Flag of Greece (1828-1978)
Σημαία της περιφέρειας της Μακεδονίας
Flag of Macedonia
Ελληνική σημαία σε χρήση κατά την ελληνική επανάσταση
Greek flag used during the Greek revolution(1821-1830)
Σημαία που χρησιμοποιείται απτην Ορθόδοξη Ελληνική Εκκλησία
Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church
Cyprus

Maps[edit]

Maps are also available as part of the Wikimedia Atlas of the World project in the Atlas of Greece .

Τοποθεσία
Localisation
Situation
Lage
Localização
Localizzazione
מיקום
Νομοί της Ελλάδας
Prefectures of Greece
Préfectures de la Grèce
Präfekturen Griechenlands
Prefeituras da Grécia
Prefetture della Grecia
מחוזות יוון
Γεωφυσικός χάρτης Πελοποννήσου
Geophysical map of the Peloponnese
Carte géophysique de Péloponnèse
Geophysische Landkarte des Peloponnes
Mapa geofísica do Peloponeso
Mappa geofisica del Peloponneso
מפה גיאופיזית של פלופונסוס
Μακεδονία
Macedonia
Macédoine
Makedonien
Macedónia
Macedonia
Macedonia
מקדוניה
Greece total fertility rate by region, 2014
train map
satellite image

Landscape and Nature[edit]

Corinth Canal
Crete, Aradaina Gorge
Crete, Samaria Gorge
Crete, Sfakia
Epirus, Vikos Gorge
Kefalonia, Lake Melissani
Kefalonia, Myrtos beach
Meteora
Mount Olympus
Nea Kameni,
Volcano crater
Rhodes, Arhangelos Bay
Santorini caldera
Santorini Island Coastline. Greece, Aegean Sea

Panoramic view of Greek towns[edit]

Athens
Athens, port of Piraeus
Corfu, Old town
Crete, Chania
Crete, Heraklion
Crete, Hora Sfakion
Crete, Rethymno
Hydra
Metsovo
Monemvasia, southern Peloponnese
Mykonos
Nafplion
Naupactus
Naxos Chora
Naxos Filoti
Paros Parikia
Paros Piso Livadi
Rhodes City
Rhodes, Lindos
Santorini, Fira
Santorini, Oia
Syros, Hermoupolis
Thessaloniki
Santorini Mule Path (panoramic), Fira, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
Panoramic view of the Catholic quarter of Fira, Fira, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
Panoramic view of Oia, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
Panoramic view of Fira coast line, Santorini island (Thira), Greece
Panoramic skies over Oia Santorini island (Thira), Greece
Oian coast waters (panoramic landscape). Santorini island (Thira), Greece
Oia

Ancient architecture[edit]

Aegina, Temple of Aphaia
Athens, Acropolis
Athens, Hephaisteion
Near Athens, Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion
Corinth, Roman thermae
Crete, Knossos Palace of ancient king Minos
Delphi, Tholos
Dodona, ancient theatre
Epidaurus, ancient theatre
Naxos, Temple of Apollo or Portara
Pella Macedonia, ancient ruins
Rhodes, Acropolis stadium
Rhodes, Acropolis of Lindos
seven wonders of the ancient world

Medieval and religious architecture[edit]

Athens,
Theotokos Gorgoepikoos and Ayios Eleytherios
Chalkidiki,
Monastery of Mount Athos
Crete,
Arkadi Monastery
Crete,
Heraklion Cathedral
Mystras Palace, Peloponnese
Paros,
Panagia Ekatondapyliani
Rhodes,
Avenue of the Knights
Syros,
Hermoupolis Cathedral
Thessaloniki,
Panagia Chalkeon
Tinos,
Panagia Evangelistria
Varlaam Monastery, Meteora

Architecture of the 19th and 20th centuries[edit]

Athens,
Parliament, formely Royal palace
Athens, Academy
Rhodes, Building from the Italian era of the Island
Athens, appartment house of the 1920s
Thessaloniki,
Noesis Science Center&Technology Museum

Greek cuisine[edit]

Greek salad
Gigantes
Pastitsio
Koulouri on the streets of Athens
An old restaurant in Athens

Traditional costumes[edit]

Athens Evzones
Crete Vraka
Epirus Kourenta
Macedonia Baltza
Macedonia Roumlouki

Ancient art[edit]

Fresco from Knossos palace.
Poseidon
Apollo of Olympia
Aphrodite of Knidos
Caryatides
Sculptures of the east pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.Olympia Archaeological Museum.