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Greece
Meteora, a rock formation in Thessaly that houses a vast complex of Greek Orthodox monasteries
Capital |
Athens |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |