Greece
- Official Name:
- Hellenic Republic (Greece)
- Area:
- 131.940 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 10.706.290 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 13.676 km
- Capital:
- Athens
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Agioitheodoroi, Aspropyrgos, Irakleion, Pachi, Piraeus, Thessaloniki
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
- Political divisions:
- 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos) and 1 autonomous region*; Achaia, Agion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Aitolia kai Akarnania, Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attiki, Chalkidiki, Chanion, Chios, Dodekanisos, Drama, Evros, Evrytania, Evvoia, Florina, Fokidos, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ileia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkyra, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Kyklades, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lefkas, Lesvos, Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethynnis, Rodopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthos
- Language(s):
- Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 25 March (1821)
- Nationality:
- Greek(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 2. Daylight saving time: 1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
- Member of:
- Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, G- 6, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, SECI, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMEE, UNMIS, UNOMIG, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
- Internet country code:
- .gr
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Euro (EUR) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD24.000 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD223.800.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 4,2% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 5,1%
- Industry: 20,6%
- Services: 74,4%
- Labor force:
- 4.880.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2004):
-
- Agriculture 12%
- Industry: 20%
- Services 68%
- Unemployment rate:
- 9,2% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 3,3% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 25,9% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD99.160.000.000
- Expenditures: USD106.700.000.000
- Public debt:
- 104,6% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD -21.370.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 24.420.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
- Exports - Partners:
- Germany 12,4%, Italy 10,4%, UK 6,7%, Bulgaria 5,9%, US 5,3%, Cyprus 5,2%, Turkey 5,1%, France 4,2% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 59.120.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals
- Imports - partners:
- Germany 12,7%, Italy 12,4%, Russia 7,8%, France 5,7%, Netherlands 5,5%, Saudi Arabia 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 2.500.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 301.900.000.000 (2006)
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