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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this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
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Lakki locatedInCountry Greece
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subject surface form: Operation Unified Protector
Delphic priests locatedIn Greece
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Telendos belongsTo Greece
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this entity surface form: Hellenic Republic
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