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?