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Greece
- Location
Location Description
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
- Continent
- Europe
- Bordering Countries
- Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Turkey
- Independent
- Yes
- Flag
Flag Description
The flag of this country is composed of nine equal horizontal bands of blue alternating with white. A blue square bearing a white cross is superimposed in the canton.
- Capital
- Athens
- Language
- Greek
- Currency
- (euro)
- Size
- 50,962 sq mi (131,990 sq km) — 98th largest
- Total Population
- 10,400,720 people — 92nd largest
- Population Density
- 204 people per sq mi (78.8 people per sq km) — 135th largest
- Fun Facts
- Where the Olympics originated
- Where Western philosophy originated, shaped largely by the philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle