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Greece
Capital
Athens
Greece is a European country located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. While 80% of the country is mountainous, it also features the world's 11th-longest coastline and has 227 inhabited islands. Greece is considered the birthplace of Western civilisation, democracy, philosophy, and literature.