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Greece

Greece

The Hellenic Republic (Greek: ΕλληνικήΔημοκρατία, English: The Hellenic Republic), referred to as Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα, English: Greece), is a republic located in the southeastern corner of Europe and the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula. The country consists of the Peloponnese in the southern part of the peninsula and more than 3,000 islands in the Aegean Sea. Greece is a strategic location connecting Europe, Asia and Africa.

The mainland is adjacent to Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria from the northwest to the north, and the northeast borders the border of Turkey. It is surrounded by the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea and the Ionian Sea from east to west.