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Greece Facts:

• Capital: Athens
• Population: 10.9 million
• Population density (per sq km): 80
• Population in urban areas: 60%
• Area: 131.957 sq km
• Coordinates: 39 00 N, 22 00 E
• Language: Greek
• Major religion: Orthodox Christian
• Life expectancy: 76 years for men, and 81 years for women
• Healthy Live expectancy: 75.4 for men, and 69.0 for women
• Infant mortality rate (per thousand live births): 6.1
• Average annual population growth rate (1995-2001): 0.27
• Marriages (per 1000 people): 4.3
• Divorces (per 1000 people): 0.9
• Average household size: 3
• Fertility rate (2000): 1.32
• Percentage of women in labor force: 40
• Percentage of female students: 59
• Literacy: 97.5% of the population age over 15 can read and write