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Facts

Population: 10.724 Million

President: Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Capital: Athens

Area: 131,957 km2 (50,949 sq mi)

Independence: March 25, 1821

Did you know...

...that nearly 80% of Greece is mountainous?

...that in Greece, people celebrate the “name day” of the saint that bears their name rather than their own birthday?

...that Greece has the longest national anthem in the world with over 158 stanzas?