Greece

Area: 131 940 km²

Population: 10 706 290 (2007)

Population density: 81.1 pers./km²

Capital: Athens

Government type: Parliamentary republic

Official languages: Greek

Ethnic groups: Greek 93%, other 7%

Religion: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%

Currency: Euro (EUR)

Time zone: UTC+2, summer UTC+3

Administrative divisions: Greece consist of 13 pheripheries, which are subdivided into 51 prefectures and the autonomous area of Mount Athos

Highest point: Mount Olympus 2 917 m

Longest river: River Haliacmon 322 km

Largest lake: Lake Trichonida 98.6 km²

Largest cities: Athens, Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Patras, Heraklion

Calling code: +30

Internet TLD: .gr