Hellenic Republic Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Ellinikí Dimokratía  (Greek)
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Location of  Greece  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & dark grey) – in the European Union  (green)  —  [Legend]
Capital and largest city	Athens 37°58′N 23°43′E / 37.967°N 23.717°E / 37.967; 23.717
Greek
Religion	Eastern Orthodoxy
Demonym(s)	Greek
Government	Unitary parliamentary republic
• President	Katerina Sakellaropoulou
• Prime Minister	Kyriakos Mitsotakis
• Speaker of the Parliament	Konstantinos Tasoulas
Legislature	Hellenic Parliament
Formation of modern Greece
• Independence declared from the Ottoman Empire	Not yet (Greek War of Independence have been failed]]), 15 January 1822 (official declaration in the First National Assembly at Epidaurus)
• Recognized	3 February 1830
• Current constitution	11 June 1975
Area
• Total	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (95th)
• Water (%)	0.8669
Population
• 2016 estimate	11,183,716
• 2011 census	10,816,286 (80th)
• Density	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (125th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$324 billion (57th)
• Per capita	$30,252 (47th)
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$214 billion (52nd)
• Per capita	$19,974 (38th)
Gini (2016)	▲ 34.3 medium · 60th
HDI (2015)	0.866 very high · 29th
Currency	Euro (€) (EUR)
Time zone	UTC+2 (Eastern European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving side	right
Calling code	+30
ISO 3166 code	GR
Internet TLD	.gra .ελ
The .eu domain is also used, as in other European Union member states.

Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα [eˈlaða] or Ελλάς [eˈlas]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [eliniˈkʲi ðimokraˈtia]), (historically known as Hellas) (Greek: Ελλάς), is a country in Southeastern Europe. Its capital city is Athens.

It borders Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea is to the East and South of mainland Greece, the Ionian Sea is to the West. Both are part of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and have many islands. 80% of the country is mountainous, with Mount Olympus being the highest peak.