Location |
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey |
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Area |
total: 131,940 sq km
land: 130,800 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km |
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Land boundaries |
total: 1,228 km
border countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km
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Climate |
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
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Natural resources |
lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
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Geography - note |
strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands
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Government type |
parliamentary republic; monarchy rejected by referendum 8 December 1974
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Currency - Currency code |
Euro (EUR)
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Internet country code: |
.gr
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Internet users: |
1,718,400 (2003)
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