Greece

Basic facts about Greece

Country name: Greece
Capital: Athens
Country code: 278
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Euro
Independence: 1905-01-03 00:00:00
Independent from: from the Ottoman Empire
Total area (km2): 131,957
Land area (km2): 130,647
Water area (km2): 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.)