GREECE (Official name: Hellas) Our country is located on the southeastern part of Europe. Athens is the capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki, which is commonly referred to as the co-capital. Its official language is Greek and its official...
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GREECE (Official name: Hellas) Our country is located on the southeastern part of Europe. Athens is the capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki, which is commonly referred to as the co-capital. Its official language is Greek and its official religion is Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, with F.Y.R.O.M and Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the northeast. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km in length, featuring a vast number of islands, of which 227 are inhabited. Eighty percent of Greece is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak at 2,917 m. Greece has one of the longest histories of any country, tracing its roots to the civilization of Ancient Greece, which is considered the cradle of all Western c
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