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Attribute
Greece
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France
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Geography
Area (km²)131,957643,801
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)130,647640,427
Water area (km²)1,3103,374
Land boundaries (km)1,110-
Border countries
  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
  • Macedonia
  • Turkey
  • Andorra
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Luxembourg
  • Monaco
  • Spain
  • Switzerland
Coastline (km)13,6764,853
Mean elevation (m)498375
Lowest point (m)0-2
Highest point (m)2,9174,810
People
Population10,607,05167,848,156
Official languages
  • Greek
  • French
ReligionGreek OrthodoxChristian
Government
Long country nameHellenic RepublicFrench Republic
Short country nameGreeceFrance
Long local nameElliniki DimokratiaRepublique francaise
Short local nameEllas or ElladaFrance
Former name
  • Hellenic State
  • Kingdom of Greece
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Government typeParliamentary republicSemi-presidential republic
CapitalAthensParis
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)299,300,000,0002,856,000,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)200,700,000,0002,588,000,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.42.3
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)27,80044,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)10.922.9
Labor force4,769,00030,680,000
Unemployment rate (%)21.59.4
Population below poverty line (%)3614.2
Budget revenues (USD)97,990,000,0001,392,000,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)96,350,000,0001,459,000,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.281.84
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)48.853.8
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)0.8-2.6
Public debt (% of GDP)181.896.8
Inflation rate (%)1.11.2
Central bank discount rate (%)0.050
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)5.251.29
1Stock of narrow money (USD)106,600,000,0001,465,000,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)106,600,000,0001,465,000,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)248,700,000,0004,334,000,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)42,080,000,0001,591,000,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-1,596,000,000-14,830,000,000
Exports (USD)31,540,000,000549,900,000,000
Imports (USD)52,270,000,000601,700,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)7,807,000,000156,400,000,000
External debt (USD)506,600,000,0005,360,000,000,000
National currencyeuroseuros
National currency (code)EUREUR
National currency (symbol)
National currency rate to USD0.8850.885



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