Today is the independence day of Greece. Greece gained its independence from Turkish Ottomans on March 25, 1821 (actually, the war between Greece and Ottomans ended in 1830).
Official Name: The Hellenic Republic
Area: 131,957 sq km. (51,146 sq. miles)
Cities: Capital – Athens. Other cities – Thessaloniki, Greater Piraeus, Patras, Larissa, Iraklion
Population: 11.1 million (UN, 2007)
Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, Other 0.7%
Languages: Greek (official); English.
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
GDP: $ 120 billion (2001 est)
Monetary Unit: 1 euro = 100 cents
President: Karolos Papoulias
Internet domain: .gr
International Dialing Code: +30
Official Web Pages:
http://www.primeminister.gr/
http://www.parliament.gr/
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1009249.stm
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2004
Picture: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/gr-flag.html
Official Name: The Hellenic Republic
Area: 131,957 sq km. (51,146 sq. miles)
Cities: Capital – Athens. Other cities – Thessaloniki, Greater Piraeus, Patras, Larissa, Iraklion
Population: 11.1 million (UN, 2007)
Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, Other 0.7%
Languages: Greek (official); English.
Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
GDP: $ 120 billion (2001 est)
Monetary Unit: 1 euro = 100 cents
President: Karolos Papoulias
Internet domain: .gr
International Dialing Code: +30
Official Web Pages:
http://www.primeminister.gr/
http://www.parliament.gr/
Sources:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/country_profiles/1009249.stm
http://www.psr.keele.ac.uk/
http://www.scopesys.com/anyday/
Countries of the World and Their Leaders Yearbook 2004
Picture: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/gr-flag.html
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