ABOUT GREECE
Greece is an appropriate location for incentives, conferences and meetings. It offers mild weather year round, a large number of venues, a great variety of hotel accommodation, numerous museums and archaeological sites accrediting its 4000 years of history and -over and above- hospitality and personal care.
BASIC INFO
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Country Name
conventional long form: Hellenic Republic
conventional short form: Greece
local short form: Ellas or Ellada
local long form: Elliniki Dhimokratia
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Country Code: GR
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Location: Greece is located in south eastern Europe and borders Turkey to its East, Bulgaria, FYROM and Albania to its North.
Geographical coordinates of Greece:
Latitude: from 34 50' to 41 50' N
Longitude: from 19 30' to 29 40' E
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Population (2001): 10.964.020
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Population Percentage Distribution (2001)
Males 49,54 %
Females 50,45 %
0-14 years 15,20 %
15-64 years 67,71 %
65 years and over 17,08 %
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Religion: The main religion is christianity
(orthodoxy, the Orthodox Church of Greece is the official church)
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Language: Greek
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Internet Country Code: .gr
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International Dialing Code: +30
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Capital: Athens