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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Elia hasNameDayTraditionIn Greece
EAM country Greece
Greek People’s Liberation Army (ELAS) country Greece
subject surface form: Greek People’s Liberation Army
Panathenaic Stadium owner Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
National Garden country Greece
National Garden ownedBy Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
Acropolis Museum country Greece
Acropolis Museum ownedBy Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos ownedBy Greece
this entity surface form: Greek state
Athens Metro country Greece
Athens Metro owner Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
Strait of Kythira country Greece
Roman Agora locatedIn Greece
Roman Agora country Greece
National Archaeological Museum of Athens ownedBy Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
Benaki Museum country Greece
Benaki Museum donatedTo Greece
this entity surface form: Greek state
Samothrace country Greece
Samothrace rejoinedCountry Greece
First Macedonian War (as ally of Philip V of Macedon) location Greece
subject surface form: First Macedonian War
Southern Greece country Greece
Thrace partiallyIn Greece
Thrace locatedIn Greece
subject surface form: Western Thrace
Heraklion country Greece