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Official name:
Hellenic Republic
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Southern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   10 423
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   80.9
    Capital city    Athens
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   3 154.2b,c
    UN membership date    25-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   131 957a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   96.4
    National currency    Euro (EUR)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.9c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)299 362196 591218 139d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)-5.5-0.41.9d
    GDP per capita (current US$)27 495.618 442.420 731.2d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)3.34.34.3d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)15.716.117.5d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)75.276.274.7d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)12.412.911.7i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)19.614.915.2i
    Employment in services (% employed)6872.273.1i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)12.724.915.5
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)44.1 / 63.244.8 / 59.943.9 / 59.3
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100)100101102c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)948893k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)27 58628 28937 886c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)66 45347 26462 198c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 38 867- 18 975- 24 313c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 30 263- 1 611- 2 928c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratel (average annual %)-0.6-0.4-0.4
    Urban population (% of total population)76.37879.4c
    Urban population growth ratel (average annual %)0.70.1...
    Fertility rate, totall (live births per woman)1.41.31.3
    Life expectancy at birthl (females/males, years)82.8 / 77.383.7 / 78.584.5 / 79.5
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)15.1 / 24.814.6 / 26.513.7 / 28.8
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)1 321.1 / 12.11 242.9 / 11.71 211.4 / 11.6c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)57.4m37.6147.1c
    Infant mortality ratel (per 1 000 live births)3.53.32.8
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)9.68.18a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.95.35.5a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4n......
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)97.4 / 99.699.1 / 100.099.6 / 99.5a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)104.4 / 108.198.4 / 105.8101.4 / 107.5a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)107.3 / 100.5125.0 / 120.1o137.0 / 136.2a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.60.90.9d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)17.32320.7p
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)44.4q66.8q73d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.6i11.2r,d
    Threatened species (number)156291520
    Forested areai (% of land area)30.331.531.5a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)83.4 / 7.564.5 / 6.063.2 / 5.9a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)395354301a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)1018687a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)15 00723 59930 123d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)868686c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)90.8 / ...95.0 / ...96.6 / ...a
    Net Official Development Assist. disburseds (% of GNI)0.170.120.16a
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