Friday, May 7, 2010

Country Facts: Greece

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Country: Greece

Official name: Hellenic Republic (Hellas)

Demonym: Greek

Greece Capital: Athens

Greece Largest City: Athens

Other Big Cities in Greece: Thessaloniki, Larissa, Patras, Heraklion, Kavala, Piraeus

Popular Tourist Destinations in Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki, the island of Santorini, the island of Mykonos, the island of Thasos

Official language(s): Greek

Total Area: 131,990 square kilometres

Population: about 11.3 mn

Official Currency: Euro

International Dialing Code: 30

Time zone: EET (UTC+2); In Summer (DST) - EEST (UTC+3)

Government: Parliamentary republic, Unitary state

States: Greece is divided into 31 provinces (prefectures) - Achaea, Aetolia-Acarnania, Arcadia, Argolis, Attica, Chalcidice, Chania, Cyclades, Elis, Euboea, Evros, Heraklion, Imathia, Ioannina, Kavala, Kefalonia, Kozani, Laconia, Larissa, Lasithi, Lesbos, Magnesia, Messinia, Pella, Phocis, Phthiotis, Preveza, Rethymno, Samos, Serres, Thessaloniki.

Europe Travel Directory: Greece, Athens

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