Greece: politics
- Conventional Long Form Name: Hellenic Republic
- Capital City(ies): Athens
- Type of Government: Parliamentary government
- Date of Independence: 1830
- National Holiday(s) [date and event]: Independence Day; March 25th
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Chief of State: President Karolos Papoulias
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Head of Government: Prime Minister Antonis Samaras
- Description of Executive Branch/Powers: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister.
- Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: Unicameral Parliament or Vouli ton Ellinon. Members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms.
- Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Hellenic Supreme Court of Civil and Penal Law (consists of 56 judges who are selected by the Supreme Judicial Council)
- Suffrage (who is allowed to vote): 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
- Name of THEIR ambassador to the U.S.: Christos P. Panagopoulous
- Location of THEIR embassy in the U.S.: chancery: 2217 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
- Location(s) of THEIR consulate(s) in U.S.: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Tampa (FL), San Francisco
- Name of U.S. ambassador to THEM: David D. Pierce
- Location of U.S. embassy THERE: 91 Vasillisis Sophias Avenue, 10160 Athens
- Location(s) of U.S. consulate(s) THERE: Thessaloniki
- Name of country's representative to UN: Michalis Spinellis
- National Symbols: Greek Cross
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Symbolism of Flag: nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; a blue square bearing a white cross appears in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country; there is no agreed upon meaning for the nine stripes or for the colors; the exact shade of blue has never been set by law and has varied from a light to a dark blue over time