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Geography
Area (km²)243,610131,957
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)241,930130,647
Water area (km²)1,6801,310
Land boundaries (km)4901,110
Border countries
  • Ireland
  • Albania
  • Bulgaria
  • Macedonia
  • Turkey
Coastline (km)12,42913,676
Mean elevation (m)162498
Lowest point (m)-40
Highest point (m)1,3452,917
People
Population65,761,11710,607,051
Official languagesArray of values
  • Greek
ReligionChristianGreek Orthodox
Government
Long country nameUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and WalesHellenic Republic
Short country nameUnited KingdomGreece
Long local name-Elliniki Dimokratia
Short local name-Ellas or Ellada
Former name-
  • Hellenic State
  • Kingdom of Greece
Government typeParliamentary constitutional monarchyParliamentary republic
CapitalLondonAthens
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)2,925,000,000,000299,300,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)2,628,000,000,000200,700,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.71.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)44,30027,800
Gross national saving (% of GDP)13.610.9
Labor force33,500,0004,769,000
Unemployment rate (%)4.421.5
Population below poverty line (%)1536
Budget revenues (USD)1,028,000,000,00097,990,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,079,000,000,00096,350,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)2.142.28
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)39.148.8
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-1.90.8
Public debt (% of GDP)87.5181.8
Inflation rate (%)2.71.1
Central bank discount rate (%)0.250.05
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)4.385.25
Stock of narrow money (USD)110,900,000,000106,600,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)110,900,000,000106,600,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)3,220,000,000,000248,700,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)3,019,000,000,00042,080,000,000
Current account balance (USD)-99,210,000,000-1,596,000,000
Exports (USD)441,200,000,00031,540,000,000
Imports (USD)615,900,000,00052,270,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)150,800,000,0007,807,000,000
External debt (USD)8,126,000,000,000506,600,000,000
National currencyBritish poundseuros
National currency (code)GBPEUR
National currency (symbol)£
National currency rate to USD0.78360.885



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