Wednesday 21 September 2011

Greece



President: Karolos Papoulias (2005)

Prime Minister: George Papandreou (2009)

Land area: 50,502 sq mi (130,800 sq km);

total area: 50,942 sq mi (131,940 sq km)

Population (July 2011 est.): 10,760,136

growth rate: .083%)

birth rate: 9.21/1000

infant mortality rate: 5/1000

life expectancy: 79.92

Capital (2009 est.): Athens, 3.252 million

Other large cities: Thessaloníki, 834,000

Monetary unit: Euro (formerly drachma)



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