Capital: Athens

Continent: Europe

Location: Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey

Climate: temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers

Population: 10,688,058 (July 2006 est.)

Languages: Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)

Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%

Currency: Euro