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Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Independence Day of Greece






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

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