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Greece Gr. Hellas or Ellas, republic (2005 est. pop. 10,668,000), 50,944 sq mi (131,945 sq km), SE Europe. It occupies the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula and borders on the Ionian Sea in the west, on the Mediterranean Sea in the south, on the Aegean Sea in the east, on Turkey and Bulgaria in the northeast, on Macedonia in the north, and on Albania in the northwest. Athens is its capital and largest city. Land and People About 75% of Greece is mountainous and only about 25% of the land is arable. The country falls into four main geographical regions. Northern Greece... Read more

Greece
Greece Country statistics area: 131,990sq km (50,961sq mi) 10...can be divided into four geographical regions: Northern Greece includes the historic regions of Thrace and Macedonia , and its second-largest city Thessaloníki . Central Greece, n of the Gulf of Corinth, includes the capital and largest... Read more

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GREECE Hellenic Republic Elliniki Dhimokratia CAPITAL: Athens...Good Friday, and Easter Monday. TIME: 2 pm = noon GMT. Greece is the southernmost country in the Balkan Peninsula, with...Ionian and Aegean seas. Comparatively, the area occupied by Greece is slightly smaller than the state of Alabama. ... Read more

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