Greece

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Greece#

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Greece won independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830 and became a kingdom.

Government type: parliamentary republic. Chief of state: President Konstantinos TASOULAS (since 13 March 2025).

Facts#

Capital

Athens

Region

Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey

Area

total : 131,957 sq km; land: 130,647 sq km; water: 1,310 sq km

Population

10,424,536 (2025 est.)

Languages

Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%

Currency

euros (EUR)

Time zone

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Refugees#

Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.

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Population

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Location

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