Location: Europe
Capital City: Athens
Population: 11 million
Government: Presidential Parliamentary Republic established with the 1975 constitution
Currency: Euro
Main Language: Greek
Main Religions: Christian Orthodox
Other Facts
More tourists visit Greece every year (16 million) than the size of the population. Tourists are mostly attracted by Greece’s history and culture and its sunny Mediterranean climate.
Greece is unusually mountainous for a European country meaning that the rural Greece is sparsely populated. More than 40% of the population lives in Athens.
Greece is considered the birthplace of democracy and the Olympic games.
