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Facts about Greece

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Official name	Hellenic Republic, Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
Surface	131,957 km2 of which 0,9% water (3x as big as the Netherlands)
Inhabitants	10.8 million (2017)
Population density	82 people per km²
Capital	Athens
Currency	The euro since 2002. 1 € is about $1.17 (2017)
Road network	With a total length of about 2.500 km as of 2017, Greece's motorway network is the biggest one in Southeastern Europe and one of the most advanced in Europe. Most highways are tollroads. Main roads are quite good but smaller roads can be very bad in places, especially in mountaineous regions.
Fuel prices	For actual fuel prices in all European countries see Autotraveler.ru.
Code licence plate	GR
Telephone countrycode	30
Internet countrycode	.gr
Time difference	GMT+2; one hour later than in the Netherlands

See Wikipedia for more information.

See Wikipedia for more information.

See Wikipedia for more information.

There is a lot to find on the internet about the history of Greece. A good starting point is the Wikipedia for more information.