Greece (Hellenic Republic), GR

Greece: Independent country in southeastern Europe

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Quick Facts about Hellenic Republic

Population :	10,760,421
Country :	Greece
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Greece
Plate code :	GR
Area :	131957 km²
Official name :	Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, République hellénique, Ελλάδα
Has part :	Greek Islands
Continent :	Europe
Easternmost point :	Point(26.63497925 41.38434357)
Northernmost point :	Point(26.17 41.75)
Legislative body :	Hellenic Parliament
Named for :	Greeks
Official language :	Demotic Greek, Greek
Capital :	Athens, Nauplion
Establishment :	April 04, 1821 (203 years ago)
Time Zone :	Europe/Athens, Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+03:00, Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00
Local time :	15:11:26 (21st December 2024)

The Parthenon in Athens image

Geography

Hellenic Republic is located at 39°0'0"N 22°0'0"E (39.0000000, 22.0000000). It has 4 neighbors: Turkey, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Albania.

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The largest city of Hellenic Republic is Athens with a population of 664,046. Other cities include, Thessaloníki population 315,196, Pátra population 168,034, Lárisa population 144,651 and Irákleion population 137,154. See all Hellenic Republic cities & populated places.

Official website of Hellenic Republic

Official Website

Kyriakos Mitsotakis , 2019-07-08T00:00:00Z
Alexis Tsipras , 8 July, 2019 2015-01-27T00:00:00Z SYRIZA
Antonis Samaras , 26 January, 2015 2012-06-20T00:00:00Z New Democracy

Hellenic Republic has 4 neighbours.

Republic of Turkey Independent country straddling Southeastern Europe and Western Asia
Република Македонија Independent country in southeastern Europe
Republic of Bulgaria Independent country in southeastern Europe
Republic of Albania Independent country in Southeast Europe

Mount Athos
North Aegean Region
Epirus Region
South Aegean
West Greece Region
West Macedonia Region
Ionian Islands Region
Peloponnese Region
Dodecanese
Thessaly Region
Centre Macedonia Region
Central Greece Region
East Macedonia and Thrace
Attica Region
Crete Region

Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1828	753,400	-	census
1856	1,062,627	29.1%	census
1861	1,096,810	3.12%	census
1896	2,443,806	55.12%	census
1907	2,631,952	7.15%	census
1920	5,536,375	52.46%	census
1928	6,204,684	10.77%	census
1940	7,344,860	15.52%	census
1951	7,632,801	3.77%	census
1960	8,331,725	8.39%	census
1961	8,398,050	0.79%	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1962	8,448,233	0.59%	census
1963	8,479,625	0.37%	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1964	8,510,429	0.36%	census
1965	8,550,333	0.47%	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1966	8,613,651	0.74%	census
1967	8,684,088	0.81%	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1968	8,740,765	0.65%	census
1969	8,772,764	0.36%	estimation process
1970	8,792,806	0.23%	census
1971	8,831,036	0.43%	census
1972	8,888,628	0.65%	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1973	8,929,086	0.45%	census
1974	8,962,022	0.37%	census
1975	9,046,541	0.93%	census
1976	9,188,150	1.54%	census
1977	9,308,479	1.29%	estimation process
1978	9,429,959	1.29%	census
1979	9,548,258	1.24%	census
1980	9,642,505	0.98%	census
1981	9,729,350	0.89%	census
1982	9,789,513	0.61%	estimation process
1983	9,846,627	0.58%	census
1984	9,895,801	0.5%	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1985	9,934,300	0.39%	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1986	9,967,213	0.33%	census
1987	10,000,595	0.33%	census
1988	10,036,983	0.36%	census
1989	10,089,498	0.52%	census
1990	10,156,902	0.66%	census
1991	10,256,292	0.97%	census
1992	10,369,866	1.1%	census
1993	10,465,528	0.91%	census
1994	10,553,035	0.83%	census
1995	10,634,385	0.76%	census
1996	10,709,173	0.7%	census
1997	10,776,504	0.62%	census
1998	10,834,880	0.54%	census
1999	10,882,580	0.44%	census
2000	10,917,482	0.32%	census
2001	10,951,764	0.31%	census
2002	10,983,723	0.29%	census
2003	11,018,324	0.31%	2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
2004	11,055,729	0.34%	census
2005	11,092,913	0.34%	census
2006	11,127,947	0.31%	estimation process
2007	11,163,002	0.31%	census
2008	11,186,439	0.21%	census
2009	11,187,085	0.01%	census
2010	11,153,454	-0.3%	census
2011	11,123,213	-0.27%	census
2012	11,092,771	-0.27%	census
2013	11,027,549	-0.59%	census
2014	10,775,557	-2.34%	estimation process
2015	10,820,883	0.42%	(Worldbank)
2016	10,775,971	-0.42%	(Worldbank)
2017	10,760,421	-0.14%	census
2018	10,732,882	-0.26%	(Worldbank)
2019	10,716,322	-0.15%	(Worldbank)

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