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Greece (Greek Hellas) is officially known as the Hellenic Republic (Greek Ellinikí Dimokratía) a country in south-eastern Europe. Occupying the southern most part of the Balkan Peninsula and numerous islands many uninhabited. It is bordered on the northwest by Albania, on the north by the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and by Bulgaria, on the northeast by Turkey, on the east by the Aegean Sea, on the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the west by the Ionian Sea, about one-fifth of the land mass is composed of islands in the Aegean and Ionian seas. Athens is the capital and largest city.

Climate

The climate of Greece is similar to that of other Mediterranean countries. At the coastline the summers are hot and dry, with clear, cloudless skies, and the winters are generally rainy.

Principal Cities

The largest and most important city is Athens, the capital. Piraeus, seaport of Athens, is the largest port of Greece. Other important cities include Thessaloníki, Pátrai, Iráklion, and Lárisa.