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The Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece, was built between 1891 and 1897 as a royal palace. It was referred to as the New Royal Palace until the abolition of the monarchy in 1924. The building has been occupied by the president of Greece since that time.
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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 97

Area - comparative

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<p>slightly smaller than Alabama</p>

People and Society

Languages

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Age structure

2024 population pyramid:
This is the population pyramid for Greece. A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends. <br/><br/>For additional information, please see the entry for Population pyramid on the Definitions and Notes page.

Median age

comparison ranking: total 10

Population growth rate

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Birth rate

comparison ranking: 219

Death rate

comparison ranking: 16

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 63

Maternal mortality ratio

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Infant mortality rate

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Total fertility rate

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Tobacco use

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Environment

Government

National coat of arms

The coat of arms for Greece, designed by Greek artist Kostas Grammatopoulos and in use since 1975, is depicted in the national colors of blue and white. The white cross represents the country’s primary religion, Greek Orthodoxy, and the laurel branches symbolize victory.

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

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Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 62

Labor force

comparison ranking: 92

Unemployment rate

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Public debt

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Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 11

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 187

Exports

comparison ranking: 46

Imports

comparison ranking: 43

Energy

Communications

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 64

Heliports

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Merchant marine

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Military and Security

Space

Terrorism

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