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location:
southern europe. bordering the aegean sea. ionian sea. and the mediterranean sea. between albania and turkey
geographic coordinates:
39 00 n. 22 00 e
map references:
europe
area:
total: 131.940 sq km land: 130.800 sq km water: 1.140 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than alabama
land boundaries:
total: 1.228 km border countries: albania 282 km. bulgaria 494 km. turkey 206 km. macedonia 246 km
coastline:
13.676 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
climate:
temperate; mild. wet winters; hot. dry summers
terrain:
mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
elevation extremes:
lowest point: mediterranean sea 0 m highest point: mount olympus 2.917 m
natural resources:
lignite. petroleum. iron ore. bauxite. lead. zinc. nickel. magnesite. marble. salt. hydropower potential
land use:
arable land: 21.1% permanent crops: 8.78% other: 70.12% (2001)
irrigated land:
14.220 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
severe earthquakes
environment - current issues:
air pollution; water pollution
environment - international agreements:
party to: air pollution. air pollution-nitrogen oxides. air pollution-sulfur 94. antarctic-environmental protocol. antarctic-marine living resources. antarctic treaty. biodiversity. climate change. climate change-kyoto protocol. desertification. endangered species. environmental modification. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. marine dumping. ozone layer protection. ship pollution. tropical timber 83. tropical timber 94. wetlands signed. but not ratified: air pollution-persistent organic pollutants. air pollution-volatile organic compounds
geography - note:
strategic location dominating the aegean sea and southern approach to turkish straits; a peninsular country. possessing an archipelago of about 2.000 islands
population:
10.668.354 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 14.4% (male 791.227/female 744.178) 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 3.561.689/female 3.564.675) 65 years and over: 18.8% (male 884.497/female 1.122.088) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 40.5 years male: 39.39 years female: 41.65 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.19% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
9.72 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
10.15 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
2.34 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 5.53 deaths/1.000 live births male: 6.08 deaths/1.000 live births female: 4.94 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.09 years male: 76.59 years female: 81.76 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.33 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
9.100 (2001 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 100 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: greek(s) adjective: greek
ethnic groups:
greek 98%. other 2% note: the greek government states there are no ethnic divisions in greece
religions:
greek orthodox 98%. muslim 1.3%. other 0.7%
languages:
greek 99% (official). english. french
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.5% male: 98.6% female: 96.5% (2003 est.)
people - note:
women. men. and children are trafficked to and within greece for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor
country name:
conventional long form: hellenic republic conventional short form: greece local long form: elliniki dhimokratia local short form: ellas or ellada former: kingdom of greece
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