Difference between revisions of "Hellenic Confederation"
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|'''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' || [[Iraklion]] | |'''[[Wikipedia:Capital|Capital]]''' || [[Iraklion]] | ||
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− | |'''Five largest cities''' || Iraklion, Constantinople | + | |'''Five largest cities''' || Iraklion, Constantinople (Istanbul), Adrianople (Edirne), Gallipoli (Gelibolu), Khania |
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− | |'''Languages'''<br> - Official<br> - Other<br> || <br>[[Greek]], [[Turkish]]; [[Bulgarian]] in the northern provinces<br>Russian, Belarusian, English, | + | |'''Languages'''<br> - Official<br> - Other<br> || <br>[[Greek]], [[Turkish]]; [[Bulgarian]] in the northern provinces<br>Russian, Belarusian, English, and other |
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− | |'''[[Government]]''' <br> - President <br> - Premier <br> - Governing Party || Multiparty Socialist Democracy<br>Aleka Papariga (KKE)<br> Giorgos Papandreou (SYN)<br>Coalition of the Left and Progress (SYN), Communist Party | + | |'''[[Government]]''' <br> - President <br> - Premier <br> - Governing Party || Multiparty Socialist Democracy<br>Aleka Papariga (KKE)<br> Giorgos Papandreou (SYN)<br>Coalition of the Left and Progress (SYN), Communist Party (KKE) |
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|'''[[Population]]''' <br> - Combined population | |'''[[Population]]''' <br> - Combined population |
Revision as of 11:29, 24 May 2007
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Motto : Freedom or Death | ||||
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Region | Eastern Europe | |||
Capital | Iraklion | |||
Five largest cities | Iraklion, Constantinople (Istanbul), Adrianople (Edirne), Gallipoli (Gelibolu), Khania | |||
Languages - Official - Other |
Greek, Turkish; Bulgarian in the northern provinces Russian, Belarusian, English, and other | |||
Government - President - Premier - Governing Party |
Multiparty Socialist Democracy Aleka Papariga (KKE) Giorgos Papandreou (SYN) Coalition of the Left and Progress (SYN), Communist Party (KKE) | |||
Population - Combined population |
1,083,700,000 (13 November 2006 estimate, 10% rule; includes all constituent states) | |||
National animal |
Kri kri (Wild mountain goat native to the island of Crete) | |||
Currency | Unified Drachma (Udrh) | |||
Abbreviations - sport - government - naval ship |
GR GR PKN | |||
Internet TLD | .gr | |||
Crete Info: NationStates NSEconomy Pipian NS Tracker XML ISAF Info: NationStates NSEconomy Pipian NS Tracker XML |
The Hellenic Confederation, also known by its informal name Greece, is a federative state in Eastern Europe lying in the southernmost portions of the Hellenic Peninsula, Eastern Thrace, and the North-west territory of the Asia Minor. Its territory includes the majority of the Aegean Islands (most notable of which are Crete and Euboea), Cyprus, and the southern portions of the Ionian Island complex.