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Capital

Athens

Cities

Athens, Thessaloniki

Bordering countries

Bulgaria, North Macedonia, Albania, Türkiye

Bodies of water

Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea

Land features

Mount Olympus, Crete, Ionian Islands

Languages

Greek (de facto official)

Religions

Christianity

Tourist destinations

Acropolis, Parthenon, Olympia, Santorini, Sparta

Currency

Euro

Cities

Patras, Larissa, Volos, Heraklion

Bodies of water

Sea of Crete, Saronic Gulf, Gulf of Corinth

Land features

Rhodope Mountains, Pindus Mountains, Euboea, Rhodes, Cyclades, Dodecanese

Tourist destinations

Delphi, Palace of Knossos, Mystras, Mycenae, Meteora, Corfu, Mount Parnassus, Mykonos, Medieval City of Rhodes

Cities

Kalamata, Kavala, Ioannina

Bodies of water

Maritsa River, Vardar River, Corinth Canal, Lake Kerkini, Lake Prespa, Euripus Strait, Straits of Corfu

Land features

Lasithi Plateau, Belasica, Lesbos, Chios, Cephalonia, Corfu, Naxos, Halkidiki, Cape Matapan

Tourist destinations

Bassae, Delos, Philippi, Kos, Vergina, Pindus National Park, Naxos, Parnitha, Cape Sounion, Vikos-Aoös National Park, Mount Athos, Tiryns, Epidaurus, Arch of Galerius, Pella