Official Name: Hellenic Republic Location: Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. Capital: Athens Area: total: 131,940 sq km land: 130,800 sq km water: 1,140 sq km Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m. Highest point: Mount Olympus 2,917 m.

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Population: 10,706,290 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Greek(s) Ethnic groups: Greek 98%, other 2%. Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%. Languages: Greek 99% (official), English, French.

Temperate. Mild wet winters. Hot dry summers.

Government type: Parliamentary Republic Independence: 1829 (from the Ottoman Empire) National holiday: Independence Day, 25 March (1821).

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