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Greece is located in eastern Europe, sharing its western border with Albania, its northern border with Macedonia and Bulgaria, and its eastern border with Turkey. The capital city is Athens.
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  • Population: 10,668,354
  • Land Area: 130,800 sq km
  • Capital City: Athens
  • Languages: English,  French,  Greek(official)
  • Religions: 1.3% Muslim, 98% Greek Orthodox, 0.7% other
  • Government: parliamentary republic
  • Date of independence: 1/1/1829
  • GDP: $226.4 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Greece country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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