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Greece (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 39 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 39.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 022 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 22.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Modern unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house. Official language is Greek, though English and French are also widely spoken. To refer specifically to the ancient confederation of Greece and its colonies, use "Greece (ancient)"; for historical Greece in general, use "Greece (historical)." |
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| Ellás (preferred,C,V,Greek (transliterated)-P,U,N)
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| Greece (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Ellinikí Dimokratía (C,V,O,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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| Ellas (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Ελλάς (C,V,Greek-P,U)
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| Grécia (C,O,Portuguese,U,N)
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| Griekenland (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Grecia (C,O,Italian-P,U,N)
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| Grecia (Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Grecia (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Elliniki Dimokratia (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U,N)
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| Elliniki Dhimokratia (C,V)
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| Hellenic Republic (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Grèce (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République hellénique (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Griechenland (C,O,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Griechenland (German-P,U,N)
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| República Helénica (C,O,Spanish,U)
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| Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (C,V,O,Greek,U)
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| Ελλάδα (C,V,Greek,U)
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| Elláda (C,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Греция (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Греческая Республика (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 希腊 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 希腊共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| ا وًَنان (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| الجهور ةًا هًةًَََِ (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| GRC (C,O,ISO3L)
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| ISO300 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| GR00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Greek (C,O,English,U,A)
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| Hellenic (C,O)
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| Ellinikí Dhimokratía (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Grece (NA,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| יוון (C,U,Hebrew )
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| Ellados, Vasilion tis (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Hella, Kingdom of (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Hellas (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Kingdom of Greece (H,O)
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| Kingdom of Hella (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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| Vasilion tis Ellados (H,V,Greek (transliterated),U)
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Place Types: |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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modern nation became independent from Turkey 1828-1913 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| independent political entity (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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| constitutional monarchy (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Athens .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Greece, Periféreia Protevoúsis) [7001393] |
| historical connection .... |
Odrysian Kingdom .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World) [8711705] |
| member of .... |
European Community .......... (association) |
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(World, Europe) [7000209] |
| member of .... |
European Union .......... (union) |
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(World, Europe) [7030305] |
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since 1981 |
| member of .... |
Euro Zone .......... (union) |
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(World, Europe) [7033130] |
| member of .... |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029610] |
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became a member in 1952 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1945 |
| successor of .... |
Greece .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Europe) [7594735] |
| successor of .... |
Greece .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
| ...................... |
(World, Europe) [8697461] |
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