Greece Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Hellenic Republic Athens 131,957 sq km 50,949 sq mi PEOPLE Population 10,722,816 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 0.15 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 10,670,697 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 10,035,935 (2050 estimate) Population density 82 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 212 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 61 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 39 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population A thens 3,215,000 (2003 estimate) Thessaloníki 363,987 (2001) Piraeus 175,697 (2001) Pátrai 163,446 (2001) Peristéri 137,288 (1991) Ethnic groups Greek O ther 98 percent 2 percent NOTE: The Greek government states that there are no ethnic divisions in Greece. Languages Greek (official), Turkish, English, French Religious affiliations Greek Orthodox 94 percent Muslim 3 percent Nonreligious 2 percent O ther 1 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 79.5 years (2008 estimate) Female Male Infant mortality rate 82.2 years (2008 estimate) 77 years (2008 estimate) 5 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 227 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 213 people (2000) Literacy rate Total 97.7 percent (2005 estimate) Female 96.8 percent (2005 estimate) Male 98.7 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 4 percent (2002-2003) 9 years (2002-2003) 12 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Head of state Head of government Legislature Multiparty republic President Prime minister Unicameral legislature Parliament: 300 members Voting qualifications Constitution Highest court Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) First-level political divisions Universal and compulsory at age 18 11 June 1975; amended 1986, 2001 Supreme Judicial Court 163,850 (2004) 4.1 percent (2003) 13 regions ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $308.4 billion (2006) $27,670.80 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 3.3 percent (2006) I ndustry 20.8 percent (2006) Services 75.9 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers 5,195,818 (2006) Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 12 percent (2005) I ndustry 22 percent (2005) Services Unemployment rate National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue Total expenditure 65 percent (2005) 10.2 percent (2004) $103,487 million (2006) $93,854 million (2005) Monetary unit* 1 euro (EUR), consisting of 100 cents *The Greek drachma (Dr.) became linked to the EU single currency, the euro (EUR), on 1 January 2001 at a fixed rate of 340.750 to 1 euro (EUR). Euro coins and bills replaced the Greek drachma as the national currency on January 1, 2002. Major trade partners for exports Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Bulgaria, and United States Major trade partners for imports Germany, Italy, France, Russia, and Netherlands ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources Electricity from hydroelectric sources Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 89.17 percent (2003 estimate) 8.64 percent (2003 estimate) 0 percent (2003 estimate) 2.19 percent (2003 estimate) Number of radios per 1,000 people 475 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 568 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 484 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people Paved road as a share of total roads 170 (2003) 153 (1995 estimate) 476 (2004) 92 percent (1999) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
