Co-heads of state: Joan Enric Vives i Sicilia, Bishop of Urgel, Spain, and Nicolas Sarkozy of France Head of government: Antoni Marti
Population
10,767,827
85,082
Life Expectancy
80.050 years
82.500 years
Capital City
Athens
Largest city
Athens (population: 729,137)
Andorra la Vella (population: 20,430)
Human Development Index
0.947
0
GDP per capita
$26,600 US
Literacy Rate
96%
100%
Corruption Perception Index
4.7
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
14.7%
25%
Wealthiest Citizens
Spiro Latsis & family ($3.8bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
17.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
parliamentary republic
parliamentary democracy (since March 1993) that retains as its chiefs of state a coprincipality; the two princes are the president of France and bishop of Seo de Urgel, Spain, who are represented locally by coprinces' representatives
Independence date
1829 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Religions
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
Roman Catholic (predominant)
Languages
Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
Catalan (official), French, Castilian, Portuguese
Exports
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
External Debt
$583,300,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
euros (EUR) per US dollar - 0.6734 (2008 est.), 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
4
0
Location
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
Area
131,957 km sq
468 km sq
Coastline
13,676 km
0 km
Climate
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
