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General Information
Official name
Hellenic Republic
Geographic Location
Southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula in South East Europe
Capital and largest city
Athens ( 3.3 million )
Area
131 940 sq km
Population
10.7 Million
Time Zone
GMT + 2
Curency
Euro
Official language
Greek
Neighbouring countries
Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia and Turkey
Highest point
Mount Olympus (2,918 meters)
Lowest point
Mediterranean Sea (0 meters)
Longest rivers
Evros and Axios
Landing place
Athens, Thessaloniky, Rhodes, Corfu
Electricity
220 volts, 50 Hz
Ethnic groups
Greek 98%, other 2%
Religion
The Greek population is composed of a 97% of Christian Orthodox. The rest of the population is Muslim, Roman Catholic and Jewish.