Greece is situated in Southeastern Europe, with an area of
131,957 sq.km. and a population of 10,964,020.
Athens is the capital of Greece with a population of 3,192,606. Local time is GMT +2 hours. The Hellenic Republic is a Presidential Parliamentary Democracy. President of the Hellenic Republic: Mr Karolos Papoulias. Prime Minister: Mr Constantinos Karamanlis Parliament: Three hundred elected members with elections held every four
years Greece is a member state of E.U. since 1981. The currency is EURO. The Greek economy adopts the principles of free enterprise and is bound
by the regulations of international organisations such as ECOFIN and WTO, of
which it is a member.
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