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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Tsakonians country Greece
Tsakonians ethnicGroupOf Greece
Demetrios usedInCountry Greece
Mistra country Greece
Alexandros (Greek) usageRegion Greece
subject surface form: Alexandros
Athos Peninsula country Greece
Sacred Lake country Greece
Kladios River country Greece
Kladios River basinCountry Greece
Fulvia deathPlace Greece
Alexandros usageRegion Greece
katholikon (main church) locatedInCountry Greece
subject surface form: katholikon of Vatopedi Monastery
Belt of the Theotokos (Holy Girdle of the Virgin Mary) country Greece
subject surface form: Belt of the Theotokos
Tripoli country Greece
subject surface form: Tripoli (Greece)
Mount Mainalo country Greece
Megalopolis country Greece
Sakis Bessis countryOfOrigin Greece
subject surface form: The Forminx
Troizen country Greece
Asini country Greece
Kranidi country Greece
Kranidi governingCountry Greece
this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
Porto Cheli country Greece
Nikos Tsilogiannis countryOfOrigin Greece
subject surface form: The Forminx