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GeographyLocation: Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,210 km, Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, TheFormer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 228 km Coastline: 13,676 km
PeoplePopulation: 10,647,511 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.72% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 10.56 births/1,000 population Death rate: 9.31 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 5.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 8.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.46 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Greek 98%, other 2% Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% Languages: Greek (official), English, French
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1991)
Government
Names:
Type: presidential parliamentary government; monarchy rejected by referendum8 December 1974 Capital: Athens Independence: 1829 (from the Ottoman Empire) Constitution: 11 June 1975
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $93.7 billion National product real growth rate: 0.4% National product per capita: $8,870 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10.9% Unemployment rate: 10.1%
Electricity:
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| The Mother Nature was kind to Olympic athletes and spectators. The average high temperature during the Games was 89 degrees with an average low of 72 degrees. Highest temperature registered (20 July) - 99 degrees. Lowest high temperature registered is 79 degrees (28 July). |