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 | Hellenic Republic |
| Location: | Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey |
| Area: | 131,940 sq km |
| Climate: | temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers |
| Terrain: | mostly mountains with ranges extending into sea as peninsulas or chains of islands |
| Population: | 10,707,135 (July 1999 est.) |
| Religions: | Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% |
| Languages: | Greek (official), English, French |
| Capital: | Athens |
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