What is the government structure of Greece?

Greece is a parliamentary republic. The current head of state is Katerina Sakellaropoulou, who has been in office since March 13, 2020. The head of government is Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has served since June 8, 2019. The legislative body is the Hellenic Parliament.

What organizations is Greece a member of?

Greece is a member of numerous international organizations, including the European Union (since 1981), NATO (since 1952), the United Nations (since 1945), the Council of Europe (since 1949), and the World Trade Organization (since 1995). It is also part of the Schengen Area (since 2000) and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (since 1961).

What are the official languages of Greece?

The official language is Greek, with Modern Greek being the most widely spoken form. Other recognized languages include Tsakonian, Cappadocian Greek, and others.

What is the geography and climate of Greece like?

Greece is located in Southeast Europe and is part of the Balkans, Southern Europe, and the Eastern Mediterranean. The country has a diverse landscape that includes the Greek Islands. The climate is typically Mediterranean, with mild, wet winters and warm, dry summers.

What is the currency and economic situation in Greece?

The currency of Greece is the Euro (€), adopted on January 1, 2002. The nominal GDP of Greece was approximately $219 billion USD in 2022. The total fertility rate was 1.3 in 2014, and the unemployment rate was 18.5% in 2019.

What are some key historical events in Greece?

Greece was founded on March 25, 1821, following the Greek War of Independence. The country has been influenced by its ancient history, including its role in the development of democracy and philosophy. Modern Greece has also been shaped by its membership in various international organizations and its economic challenges, including the financial crisis of the 2010s.

What are the demographics of Greece?

As of 2021, the population of Greece was approximately 10,482,487. The birth rate was 7.3 per 1,000 people in 2022, and the death rate was 13.4 per 1,000. The life expectancy in Greece was 81.1 years in 2015.

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Greece is a country in Europe^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] established on March 25, 1821. Its capital is Athens^[5]^[3], and it uses the euro as its currency^[6]. The official languages are Greek, Demotic Greek, and Modern Greek^[7]^[8].

The population of Greece was 10.6 million in 2022^[9]. It operates in the Eastern European Time zone, which is UTC+02:00 and UTC+03:00.

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Geography

Location

Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey

Climate

temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers

Terrain

mountainous with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands

Natural resources

lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential

People & Society

Religions

Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.)

Government

Government type

parliamentary republic

Independence

3 February 1830 (from the Ottoman Empire)

National holiday

Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

Legal system

civil legal system based on Roman law

Economy

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$392.205 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita

$37,800 (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

2.3% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

2.7% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate

10.2% (2024 est.)

Exports - partners

Italy 12%, Germany 6%, Cyprus 6%, Bulgaria 4%, USA 4% (2023)

Imports - partners

Germany 10%, China 10%, Italy 8%, Iraq 7%, Netherlands 6% (2023)

Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Greece

Summary

Greece is a sovereign state^[1]. Greece has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

Greece is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group^[3].
Greece was a member of European Union^[4].
Greece is in the country of Greece^[5].
Greece is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[6].
Greece's head of government is recorded as Kyriakos Mitsotakis^[7].
Greece is on the continent of Europe^[8].
Greece's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[9].
Greece's instance of is recorded as unitary state^[10].
Greece's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country^[11].
Greece's instance of is recorded as country^[12].
Greece's instance of is recorded as social state^[13].
Greece's instance of is recorded as Rechtsstaat^[14].
Greece's instance of is recorded as state^[15].
Greece's head of state is recorded as Konstantinos Tasoulas^[16].
Greece's capital is recorded as Athens^[17].
Greece's capital is recorded as Athens^[18].
Greece's official language is recorded as Greek^[19].
Greece's official language is recorded as Demotic Greek^[20].
Greece's official language is recorded as Modern Greek^[21].
Greece's currency is recorded as euro^[22].
Greece's shares border with is recorded as Albania^[23].
Greece's shares border with is recorded as Bulgaria^[24].
Greece's shares border with is recorded as North Macedonia^[25].
Greece's shares border with is recorded as Turkey^[26].
Greece's shares border with is recorded as Middle East^[27].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Greece include Silene graeca^[28], a taxon^[29]; Saga hellenica^[30], a taxon^[31]; Greek salad^[32], a salad^[33]; and Hellas Planitia^[34], a planitia^[35].

Why It Matters

Greece has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Greece is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Greece include Silene graeca^[28], a taxon^[29]; Saga hellenica^[30], a taxon^[31]; Greek salad^[32], a salad^[33]; and Hellas Planitia^[34], a planitia^[35].

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Instance of sovereign state, unitary state, Mediterranean country, country, social state, Rechtsstaat, state

Ethnic group Greeks

Inception March 25, 1821

Country Greece

Official website www.government.gov.gr

Coordinate location 🗺️ 38.500°, 23.000°

Short name el

Properties

Age of majority +18

Anthem Hymn to Liberty

Area +131957

Basic form of government parliamentary republic

Bibliography bibliography of Greece

Birth rate 7.3 (7.3–8.1, n=4)

Capital Athens, Nafplio, Aegina, Athens

Central bank Bank of Greece

Coat of arms Coat of arms of Greece

Compulsory education (maximum age) +16

Compulsory education (minimum age) +5

Contains the administrative territorial entity Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region, Central Macedonia Region, Western Macedonia Region, Epirus Region, Thessaly Region, Central Greece Region, Ionian Islands Region, West Greece Region, Peloponnese Region, Attica Region, North Aegean Region, South Aegean Region, Crete Region, monastic community of Mount Athos

Continent Europe

Coordinates of easternmost point 🗺️ 35.923°, 29.729°

Coordinates of northernmost point 🗺️ 41.749°, 26.173°

Coordinates of southernmost point 🗺️ 34.697°, 24.096°

Coordinates of westernmost point 🗺️ 39.692°, 20.008°

Culture culture of Greece

Currency euro, modern Greek drachma, Greek phoenix

Death rate 13.4 (11.7–13.6, n=4)

Democracy index +7.39

Demographics of topic demographics of Greece

Demonym griechisch, Grieche, Griechin, Griek, grec, grecque, ギリシャ人, Грк, Гркиња, Грци, Greek, görög, græker, Grekiano, greko, Grikänan, يوناني, يونانية, грек, гречанка, греки, יווני, יוונייה, greci, grec, grecoaică, গ্রিক, greco, greca, greci, greche, elinica, griegu, griega, Έλληνας, Ελληνίδα, Έλληνες, Ελληνίδες, Grec, Grecque, grego, grega, greghe, greghi, Grk, Grkinja, يوناني, يونانية, يونانيين, يونانيات, Gréagach, Griechinnen, Griechen

Described by source Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), The New Student's Reference Work, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

Different from Anaxagoras

Diplomatic relation Italy, Brazil, Germany, Australia, Israel, Turkey, Ukraine, Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Belarus, Holy See, Russia, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Japan, India, Iran, Armenia, People's Republic of China, Montenegro, Malta, United States, North Macedonia, South Korea, Bangladesh, Romania, Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Venezuela, Uzbekistan, United Kingdom, Tajikistan, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, South Africa, Poland, Philippines, Peru, Pakistan, Norway, Nigeria, Nicaragua, New Zealand, Netherlands, Mexico, Malaysia, Lithuania, Lebanon, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Jordan, Iraq, Indonesia, Iceland, Hungary, Colombia, France, Argentina, Austria, Albania, Algeria, Canada, Chile, Belgium, Finland, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Estonia, Ethiopia, Cuba, Denmark, Croatia, Moldova, Ireland, North Korea

Driving side right

Economy of topic economy of Greece

Electrical plug type Europlug, Schuko

Emergency phone number 112, 100, 166, 199

Executive body Government of Greece

Female population 5.3M (5.3M–5.5M, n=4)

Flag flag of Greece

Geography of topic Geography of Greece

Geoshape 🗺️ View shape: Greece

Gini coefficient +33.1

Gregorian calendar start date March 1, 1923

Gs1 country code 520, 521

Happy planet index score +48.8

Has characteristic free country

Has part(s) Greek Islands

Hashtag greece

Head of government Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Head of state Pavlos Kountouriotis, Theodoros Pangalos, Pavlos Kountouriotis, Alexandros Zaimis, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Michael Stasinopoulos, Phedon Gizikis, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Konstantinos Tasoulas, Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Highest judicial authority Court of Cassation

Highest point Mount Olympus

History of topic history of Greece

Human development index 0.89 (0.76–0.89, n=32)

Inequality-adjusted human development index 0.79 (0.76–0.79, n=12)

Ipa transcription ˈɡrʲet͡sɨjə

Language used Greek, Modern Greek, Tosk, Tsakonian, Cappadocian Greek, Greek Sign Language, Romano-Greek, Turkish, Ancient Greek, Bulgarian, Pontic Greek, Macedonian, Megleno-Romanian, Aromanian, Arvanitic

Legislative body Hellenic Parliament

Licence plate code GR

Life expectancy 81 (77.9–82, n=21)

Located in or next to body of water Mediterranean Sea

Located in time zone Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00, UTC+03:00, Eastern European Summer Time, Europe/Athens

Located in/on physical feature Balkans, Southern Europe, Southeast Europe, Eastern Mediterranean

Lowest point Calypso Deep

Mains voltage +230

Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Greece

Male population 5.1M (5.1M–5.3M, n=4)

Maritime identification digits 241 (237–241, n=4)

Marriageable age +18

Member of European Union, NATO, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Council of Europe, European Space Agency, World Trade Organization, Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, United Nations, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, Australia Group, European Payments Union, Eurocontrol, Treaty on Open Skies, Missile Technology Control Regime, Interpol, Nuclear Suppliers Group, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, International Hydrographic Organization, International Energy Agency, UNESCO, Group on Earth Observations, Universal Postal Union UPU, International Telecommunication Union, Schengen Area, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Visa Waiver Program, World Meteorological Organization, World Health Organization, International Centre for Migration Policy Development, World Customs Organization, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, Q131720477, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, European Economic Area

Mobile country code 202

Most populous urban area Athens

Motto Freedom or death

Motto text Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος, Rhyddid neu farwolaeth, All Time Classic

Name in native language Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Named after Hellen

Native label Ελλάδα, Ελλάς, Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Nominal gdp +214873879834, +219065872466

Number of out-of-school children 161k (37k–161k, n=12)

Number of seats in assembly 21 (21–25, n=13)

Office held by head of government Prime Minister of Greece

Office held by head of state President of Greece

Official language Greek, Demotic Greek, Modern Greek

Official name Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, République hellénique, Republiken Grekland, Hellenic Republic, Hellas

Official religion Greek Orthodoxy

On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

Open data portal geodata.gov.gr

P14470 Locations/Greece

P14586 77987

Participant in Macedonia naming dispute, Prespa agreement

Permanent duplicated item Q21201900

Population 10.6M (753k–11.1M, n=75)

Public holiday New Year, Epiphany, Rosenmontag, Celebration of the Greek Revolution, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday, International Workers' Day, Assumption of Mary, Ohi Day, Christmas

Railway traffic side right

Replaces Third Hellenic Republic

Retirement age +67

Right to vote universal suffrage, voting age

Rural population 2.0M (2.0M–2.2M, n=4)

Said to be the same as Third Hellenic Republic

Shares border with Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Middle East

Stack exchange tag travel.stackexchange.com

Studied by Hellenic studies

Suicide rate +3.6

Telephone country code +30

Top-level internet domain .gr, .ελ

Topic has template Template:Administrative regions of Greece

Topic's main category Category:Greece

Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Greece

Total fertility rate 1.3 (1.24–1.49, n=16)

Unemployment rate +26, +18.5

Unicode character 🇬🇷

Urban population 8.4M (8.4M–8.5M, n=4)

Vat rate +24

Water as percent of area +2.3

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Category:Greek people, Category:Greek writers, Category:History of Greece, Category:Cities and towns in Greece, Category:Geography of Greece, Category:Greek philosophers, Category:Greek politicians, Category:Culture of Greece +515 more

← Country for sport 339

Greece men's national football team, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Giorgos Karagounis, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Giorgos Samaras, Avraam Papadopoulos, Aggelos Charisteas, Vasilis Torosidis +331 more

← Country of origin 120

hygiene, moussaka, Venus de Milo, feta, Eurovision Song Contest 2006, tzatziki, Greek salad, Vercetti Regular +112 more

← Diplomatic relation 83

United States, Turkey, Russia, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Finland +75 more

← Narrative location 81

Theogony, Munich, Histories, Descendants of the Sun, For Your Eyes Only, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, The Comedy of Errors, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 +73 more

Diplomatic relation 80

United States, Turkey, Russia, Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Finland +72 more

← Filming location 39

The Bourne Identity, Patton, For Your Eyes Only, Zorba the Greek, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life, Mediterraneo, The Odyssey, Topkapi +31 more

Member of 35

United Nations, European Union, NATO, UNESCO, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization, Council of Europe, European Space Agency +27 more

← Applies to jurisdiction 28

flag of Greece, Coat of arms of Greece, Hellenic Parliament, President of Greece, Prime Minister of Greece, Prespa agreement, January 2015 Greek legislative election, Greek bailout referendum, 2015 +20 more

Located in this place 26

Attica, Muslim conquests, Greco-Italian War, bouzouki, Storm Daniel, Stolpersteine Project, economy of Greece, Greco-Turkish War of 1897 +18 more

← Basin country 26

Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Sea of Crete, Levantine Sea, Myrtoan Sea, Dojran Lake +18 more

Contained subdivisions 20

Peloponnese, Ionian Islands, Epirus Region, Central Greece Region, Thessaly, Thracian Sea, Arachthos, Central Greece +12 more

People born here 19

Sixtus II, Saint Stephen, Parmenion, Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Victorinus of Pettau, Katerina Vitale, Faustus Cornelius Sulla, Anastasios Sidiropoulos +11 more

← Signatory 19

Treaty of Versailles, Kyoto Protocol, Treaty of Lausanne, Treaty of Bucharest, Treaty of London, Single European Act, Aarhus Convention, International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships +11 more

Belongs to 16

NATO, Balkans, Council of Europe, Near East, eurozone, Schengen Area, Southeast Europe, Balkan Federation +8 more

← Ratified by 16

Kyoto Protocol, European Convention on Human Rights, CITES, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, Prespa agreement, Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property +8 more

Contains the administrative territorial entity 14

Epirus Region, Central Macedonia Region, Western Macedonia Region, Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region, West Greece Region, South Aegean Region, North Aegean Region, Central Greece Region +6 more

Participated in 14

Korean War, Normandy landings, International Security Assistance Force, Macedonia naming dispute, Balkan Pact, San Remo conference, Prespa agreement, Operation Prosperity Guardian +6 more

← Taxon range 14

Canis lupus, Red Fox, Common Cuckoo, Common Starling, Golden Eagle, roe deer, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, European Bee-eater +6 more

Language used 13

Greek, Turkish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Ancient Greek, Aromanian, Modern Greek, Pontic Greek +5 more

Head of state 11

Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Konstantinos Karamanlis, Konstantinos Tasoulas, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Alexandros Zaimis, Michael Stasinopoulos, Phedon Gizikis +3 more

Public holiday 10

Christmas, New Year, International Workers' Day, Good Friday, Epiphany, Assumption of Mary, Easter Monday, Ohi Day +2 more

← Work location 10

Jean-Léon Gérôme, Valentin Serov, Bernard Buffet, Alice Neel, Cornelis de Bruijn, Richard Dadd, Nikiforos Lytras, Max Beier +2 more

← Facet of 9

history of Greece, Geography of Greece, Greek mathematics, culture of Greece, demographics of Greece, religion in Greece, Islam in Greece, Catholic Church in Greece +1 more

Owned entities 8

Parthenon, Karaiskakis Stadium, Thessaloniki Airport "Makedonia", Heraklion International Airport "Nikos Kazantzakis", Telekom Center Athens, Old Royal Palace, Peace and Friendship Stadium, Public Power Corporation SA

← Shares border with 8

Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Middle East, Yugoslavia, Devoll, Kolonjë

← Organizer 7

table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics, football at the 1906 Intercalated Games, wrestling at the 1906 Intercalated Games, athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games, swimming at the 1906 Intercalated Games, cycling at the 1906 Intercalated Games, diving at the 1906 Intercalated Games

← Place of burial 7

Luke the Evangelist, Bruce Chatwin, Cynane, George the Hagiorite, Stavros Niarchos, Jovan Kastriot, Canibek Giray

Instance of 6

state, country, unitary state, sovereign state, Rechtsstaat, social state

People who died here 6

Democritus, Cynane, Dimitrios Loundras, Vladimir Ćorović, Ioannis Paraskevopoulos, Alan Wace

Shares border with 6

Turkey, Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Middle East, Yugoslavia

← Ancestral home 6

Greek Cypriots, Silvio Santos, Princess Maria-Olympia of Greece and Denmark, Anna Kanakis, Greek Americans, Elizabeth Savalla

← Country of registry 6

MV Prestige, Greek cruiser Georgios Averof, USS Idaho, Eugenio di Savoia, Elli, Greek battleship Salamis

← Operating area 6

Uber, Accenture, Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, MediaMarkt, Skechers, NRJ Group

← Place of publication 6

Please Please Me, Asteromata, The Last Temptation of Christ, Zari, Earth, Watch My Dance

← Indigenous to 5

Greek, Ancient Greece, Modern Greek, zurna, Kalamatianos

Described by source 4

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

Located in time zone 4

UTC+03:00, UTC+02:00, Eastern European Time, Eastern European Summer Time

Located in/on physical feature 4

Balkans, Southern Europe, Southeast Europe, Eastern Mediterranean

← Location of formation 4

Aphrodite's Child, Koza Mostra, Freaky Fortune, Jon and Vangelis

Currency 3

euro, modern Greek drachma, Greek phoenix

Founded entities 3

United Nations, Wassenaar Arrangement, Australia Group

Official language 3

Greek, Modern Greek, Demotic Greek

← Depicts 3

Template:Location map Greece, Module:Location map/data/Greece, Greece on the Ruins of Missolonghi

← Operator 3

Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation, New Hellenic Radio, Internet and Television, Ioannina Castle

Capital 2

Athens, Aegina

Electrical plug type 2

Schuko, Europlug

Named after 2

Greek salad, Hellas Planitia

Participant in 2

Macedonia naming dispute, Prespa agreement

Residents 2

Albert Bourla, Robert Wilson

Right to vote 2

universal suffrage, voting age

← Allegiance 2

Andreas Vokos Miaoulis, Ioannis Makriyannis

← Capital of 2

Athens, Aegina

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 2

European Union, European Economic Area

← Domain of saint or deity 2

Saint Nicholas, Andrew the Apostle

← Headquarters location 2

Aegean Airlines, IFPI Greece

← Located in/on physical feature 2

Emirate of Crete, Doris

← Main subject 2

Template:Country data Greece, WikiProject Greece

Anthem 1

Hymn to Liberty

Basic form of government 1

parliamentary republic

Category for films shot at this location 1

Category:Films shot in Greece

Category for people born here 1

Category:Births in Greece

Category for people buried here 1

Category:Burials in Greece

Category for people who died here 1

Category:Deaths in Greece

Category of associated people 1

Category:Greek people

Central bank 1

Bank of Greece

Coat of arms 1

Coat of arms of Greece

Continent 1

Europe

Country 1

Greece

Culture 1

culture of Greece

Demographics of topic 1

demographics of Greece

Different from 1

Anaxagoras

Economy of topic 1

economy of Greece

Emergency phone number 1

112

Employees / affiliates 1

Jens Bergensten

Ethnic group 1

Greeks

Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Japan

Executive body 1

Government of Greece

Flag 1

flag of Greece

Geography of topic 1

Geography of Greece

Has these parts 1

Central Greece

Head of government 1

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Highest point 1

Mount Olympus

History of topic 1

history of Greece

Legislative body 1

Hellenic Parliament

Located in or next to body of water 1

Mediterranean Sea

Lowest point 1

Calypso Deep

Maintained by wikiproject 1

WikiProject Greece

Most populous urban area 1

Athens

Motto 1

Freedom or death

Named after 1

Greeks

Office held by head of government 1

Prime Minister of Greece

Office held by head of state 1

President of Greece

Official religion 1

Greek Orthodoxy

On focus list of wikimedia project 1

Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

Snarc id 1

HC Lada Togliatti

Top-level internet domain 1

.gr

Topic has template 1

Template:Administrative regions of Greece

Topic's main category 1

Category:Greece

Topic's main wikimedia portal 1

Portal:Greece

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Greece

← Colon classification 1

Hīnayāna

← Destination point 1

2023 Messenia migrant boat disaster

← Different from 1

Anaxagoras

← Digital scriptorium catalog item id 1

13th millennium BC

← Endemic to 1

Silurus aristotelis

← Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Sofia

← Field of work 1

Mark Mazower

← Invasive to 1

Common Pheasant

← Is a list of 1

list of European countries by population

← Lingua libre id 1

Albanian

← Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity 1

Lordship of Chios

← Location of creation 1

Borghese Gladiator

← Merged into 1

Cretan State

← Template has topic 1

Template:Administrative regions of Greece

← Territory overlaps 1

Macedonia

← Wikimedia portal's main topic 1

Portal:Greece

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Direct Wikidata claims

[7] ↑ Greece — head of government (P6): Kyriakos Mitsotakis. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Greece — country (P17): Greece. cia.gov. Retrieved 2015-06-02. cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Greece — continent (P30): Europe. britannica.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Greece — instance of (P31): sovereign state. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Greece — instance of (P31): unitary state. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Greece — instance of (P31): Mediterranean country. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Greece — instance of (P31): country. workwithdata.com. Retrieved 2025-04-06. workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Greece — instance of (P31): social state. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Greece — instance of (P31): Rechtsstaat. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Greece — instance of (P31): state. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Greece — head of state (P35): Konstantinos Tasoulas. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Greece — capital (P36): Athens. europa.eu. Retrieved 2015-03-29. europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Greece — capital (P36): Athens. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Greece — official language (P37): Greek. europa.eu. Retrieved 2015-03-29. europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Greece — official language (P37): Demotic Greek. europa.eu. Retrieved 2015-03-29. europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Greece — official language (P37): Modern Greek. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Greece — currency (P38): euro. traveldir.org. Retrieved 2015-06-02. traveldir.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Greece — shares border with (P47): Albania. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2015-03-29. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Greece — shares border with (P47): Bulgaria. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2015-03-29. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Greece — shares border with (P47): North Macedonia. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2015-03-29. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Greece — shares border with (P47): Turkey. Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved 2015-03-29. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Greece — shares border with (P47): Middle East. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Greece — ethnic group (P172): Greeks. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Greece — located in or next to body of water (P206): Mediterranean Sea. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Greece — member of (P463): European Union. europa.eu. Retrieved 2015-03-29. europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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6d ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14586 → 77987

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10d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Idref id → 026488523

Icannwiki page id → Greece

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10d ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → greece

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23d ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14470 → Locations/Greece

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Svkkl authority id → g0001656-recko

Official name → {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ελληνική Δημοκρατία'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'République hellénique'}, {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Republiken Grekland'} +1

Named after → Greeks

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Dbnl country id → griek01

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8w ago · Putnik · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → graikija

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9w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Fandom article id → you:Greece

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