Greece

General country information

Capital	Athens
Government	parliamentary republic
Area	131940 km²
Population / Density	10722816 (July 2008 est.) / 81/km²
Currency	Euro (EUR) currency converter
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$ 29200 (2007 est.)
HDI	0.926 (2005)
Official language(s)	Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
Religions	Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Climate	temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Interesting links	Country Insights - Centre for Intercultural Learning (Canada) Country information from the CIA-Website Country information from Wikipedia Greek National Tourism Organisation Athens News Agency - Macedonian Press Agency (ANA-MPA) This is the English version of the official website for the Athens News Agency - Macedonian Press Agency which provides current news headlines and articles from and about Greece. Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation (ERT S.A.) ERT S.A. (Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation) is a public company whose mission is the development of public broadcasting and television by producing quality and prestigious programmes, which promote unbiased and complete information, freedom of speech and entertainment, while safeguarding the Greek history and language, developing the Greek and international culture, and combating xenophobia and racism. OSE - Hellenic Railways Organisation