Greece: all about this country and its main places!

General information

Education

You can find famous universities here like National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, National Technical University of Athens, University of Ioannina, University of Crete. On average citizens spend 20 years in school (including higher education).

Economy

The GDP in 2021 was $214,873,879,833 USD, making it the 50# country in the world. You need to pay 4.00€ (that corresponds to $4.10 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©. The local currency (EUR) is represented by the symbol €.

Population

This country represents 0.15% of the world's population with about 10,858,018 individuals.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae, Archaeological Site of Delphi, Acropolis, Athens, Mount Athos, Meteora. Well known national dishes are: Fasolada,Moussaka, Souvlaki.

Geography

The capital of this country is Athens and the country has a border with Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Macedonia. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: Greek, Modern (1453-). Country territory measures 131,990 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Αθήνα, Δημοτική Ενότητα Θεσαλονίκης, Καλαμαριά, Θεσσαλονίκη, Νέα Ιωνία.

Good to know

Phone numbers start with +30, the country's websites have the domain name ".gr", the ISO code is GR For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece.

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