Greece
Information
| Capital | Athens |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Government | Parliamentary Republic |
| Area/ Size | 131,957 sq km |
| Population | 10,768,477 (July 2017 est.) |
| Language | Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1% |
| Religion | Greek Orthodox (official) 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.) |
| Climate | Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers |
| Industry | Industries: tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum
Industrial production growth rate: 3% (2017 est.) Exports – commodities: food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles Exports – partners: Italy 10.6%, Germany 7.1%, Turkey 6.8%, Cyprus 6.5%, Bulgaria 4.9%, Lebanon 4.3% (2017) |
| Transport | Airports: 77 (2013)
Pipelines: gas 1,329 km; oil 94 km (2013) Railways: total: 2,548 km Roadways: total: 116,960 km; paved: 41,357 km Waterways: 6 km (the 6-km-long Corinth Canal crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; it shortens a sea voyage by 325 km) (2012) |
| Economy | GDP (PPP): $311.65 billion (2018 est.)
GDP – composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 4% industry: 16% services: 80% (2017 est.) |
| Other Facts | Electricity – from fossil fuels: 56.8% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
Electricity – from hydroelectric plants: 14.2% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) Electricity – from other renewable sources: 26.8% of total installed capacity (2015 est.) Internet users: total: 7,443,016; percent of population: 69.1% (July 2016 est.) Greek legislation states that the flag colors are cyan and white, but cyan can mean “blue” in Greek, so the exact shade of blue has never been set and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time; in general, the hue of blue normally encountered is a form of azure |