Greece

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Greece is a southeastern European country known as the cradle of Western civilization, famed for its ancient history, philosophy, democracy, and influential cultural heritage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Europe
sovereign state
borderedBy Albania
Bulgaria
North Macedonia
Turkey
callingCode +30
capital Athens
coastlineOn Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
Mediterranean Sea
contains Aegean Sea
surface form: Aegean Islands

Attica
Crete
Epirus
Ionian Islands
Macedonia (Greece)
Peloponnese
Thessaly
continent Europe
currency euro
currencyCode EUR
demonym Greek
drivesOnThe right
famousFor Olympic Games origin
ancient Greek civilization
classical architecture
philosophy
theatre
governmentType unitary parliamentary republic
headOfGovernment Prime Minister of Greece
headOfState President of Greece
highestPoint Mount Olympus
historicalSignificance birthplace of democracy
center of ancient Greek philosophy
cradle of Western civilization
internetTLD .gr
.ελ
largestCity Athens
legislature Hellenic Parliament
locatedOn Balkans
surface form: Balkan Peninsula
memberOf Council of Europe
European Union
Eurozone
NATO
OECD
Schengen Area
United Nations
World Trade Organization
nationalAnthem Hymn to Liberty
nationalDay 25 March
nativeName Greece self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
officialLanguage Greek
officialName Greece self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hellenic Republic
region Mediterranean Basin
surface form: Southern Europe
religionMajority Eastern Orthodox Christianity
shortName Greece self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hellas
subregion Balkans
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Acropolis of Athens
Archaeological site of Olympia
Delphi
Medieval City of Rhodes
Meteora
Mount Athos
Mycenae and Tiryns
Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae

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Northern Greece partOf Greece
DSE country Greece
subject surface form: Democratic Army of Greece
Greek police country Greece
subject surface form: Greek Police
Greek police jurisdiction Greece
subject surface form: Greek Police
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
Greek gendarmerie country Greece
subject surface form: Greek Gendarmerie
General Ronald Scobie placeOfActivity Greece
subject surface form: Ronald Scobie
Varkiza Agreement country Greece
Aegean Airlines country Greece
Duchy of Athens country Greece
Battle of Vitsi country Greece
Hellenic Arc countryBorder Greece
Rhodope Mountains country Greece
Rhodope Mountains country Greece
subject surface form: Rodopi National Park
Hellenic Air Force country Greece
Hellenic Air Force allegiance Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
Laurium country Greece
Laurium locatedIn Greece
Mount Parnitha country Greece
West Attica regional unit countrySubdivisionOf Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
First Lady usedInCountry Greece
Mount Vitsi country Greece
Paxos country Greece
Paxos reachableFrom Greece
this entity surface form: mainland Greece
Leros country Greece
Mount Pelion country Greece
Pythia locatedIn Greece
Corfu (city) country Greece
Kalymnos country Greece
Amorgos country Greece
Megara locatedIn Greece
Mount Parnassus country Greece