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Athens / Greece Statistics |
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Greece
- 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 |
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Area
- Land |
130,800 sq km |
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Area
- Water |
1,140 sq km |
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Geographic Coordinates |
39 00 N, 22 00 E |
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Coastline |
13,676 km |
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Elevation Highest |
Mount Olympus 2,917 m |
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Elevation Lowest |
Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
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Birth rate |
9.73 births/1,000
population (2004 est.) |
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Death rate |
10.08 deaths/1,000 population
(2004 est.) |
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Life expectancy - Male |
76.44 years |
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Life expectancy - Female |
81.59 years (2004 est.) |
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Languages |
Greek 99% (official), English,
French |
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Independence |
1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
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Flag
Description |
Nine equal horizontal stripes of
blue alternating with white; there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side
corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the
established religion of the country |
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Internet Code |
.gr |
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Airports |
79 (note - new Athens airport at
Spata opened in March 2001) (2003 est.) |
| Bordering
Countries |
Albania, Bulgaria,
Turkey, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
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