| Location |
| Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey |
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| Area |
| total: 131,940 sq km
land: 130,800 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km |
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| Land boundaries |
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total: 1,228 km
border countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km
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| Climate |
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
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| Natural resources |
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lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
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| Geography - note |
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strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands
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| Government type |
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parliamentary republic; monarchy rejected by referendum 8 December 1974
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| Currency - Currency code |
Euro (EUR)
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| Internet country code: |
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.gr
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| Internet users: |
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1,718,400 (2003)
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