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Greece

Currency code:

Currency name:

Euro

Country name:

Greece

Capital:

Athens

Country code:

Continent:

Independence:

January 3, 1905

Independent from:

from the Ottoman Empire

Total area:

131,957

Land area:

130,647

Water area:

1,310

Population:

10,772,967

Population note:

10,772,967 (July 2013 est.)

Official language:

Greek

All languages:

Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%

Time zone:

EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)

Date format:

dd/mm/yyyy

Drive on:

Right

Calling code:

+30

Domain:

.gr (.eu is also used.)