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==Geography==
==Geography==
The mainland of Greece consists of two large parts connected by a small land bridge at the Gulf of Corinth (this has since been divided by the man-made Corinthian Canal), as well as nearly all the islands islands within the [[Aegean Sea]].
[[File:Aegean sea Greece.JPG|thumb|left|Aegean sea.]]
The mainland of Greece consists of two large parts connected by a small land bridge at the Gulf of Corinth (this has since been divided by the man-made Corinthian Canal), as well as nearly all the islands within the [[Aegean Sea]].
*Area: 131,957 sq. km. (51,146 sq. mi.; roughly the size of Alabama).
*Area: 131,957 sq. km. (51,146 sq. mi.; roughly the size of Alabama).
*Major cities: Capital--Athens. Greater Athens (pop. 3,566,060), municipality of Athens (772,072), Greater Thessaloniki (pop. 1,057,825), *Thessaloniki (824,633), Piraeus (182,671), Greater Piraeus (880,529), Patras (170,452), Iraklion (132,117), Larissa (113,090).
*Major cities: Capital--Athens. Greater Athens (pop. 3,566,060), municipality of Athens (772,072), Greater Thessaloniki (pop. 1,057,825), *Thessaloniki (824,633), Piraeus (182,671), Greater Piraeus (880,529), Patras (170,452), Iraklion (132,117), Larissa (113,090).
*Terrain: Mountainous interior with coastal plains; 1,400-plus islands.
*Terrain: Mountainous interior with coastal plains; 1,400-plus islands.
*Climate: Mediterranean; mild, wet winter and hot, dry summer.
*Climate: Mediterranean; mild, wet winter and hot, dry summer.
==People==
==People==