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'''يونان''' {{lang-el|Ελλάδα}}, [[په عربي ليکدود د يوناني نوم بڼه|''ايلادا'']], {{IPA-el|eˈlaða|IPA|Ellada.ogg}}; {{lang-grc|Ἑλλάς}}, ''هېلاس'', {{IPA-el|helːás|IPA}}), چې د '''حېلاس''' په نامه هم يادېږي او په رسمي چارو کې د '''هېلېنيک جمهوريت''' په نامه يادېږي (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, ''هېلېنېکا دېموکراتيا'', {{IPA-el|eliniˈci ðimokraˈtia|IPA}}),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html |publisher=www.cia.gov |work=[[CIA]] |date=2007-03-15 |accessdate=2007-04-07 |title=World Factbook - Greece: Government}}</ref> د سوېل-ختيځې اروپا يو هېواد دی چې د بالکان د شعبه جزيرې سوېل کې ځای پر ځای دی.
دا هېواد په سهېل کې د البانيا، د مقدونيې جمهوريت او د بلغاريې هېوادونو سره، او په ختيځ کې د ترکيې سره ګډې زمکنۍ پولې لري. د اجيان سمندرګی د يونان ختيځ کې، د آيونيا سمندرګی د دغه هېواد لوېديځ کې او د مديترانې سمندرګی د دې هېواد سوېل کې پراته دي. Greece has the tenth longest coastline in the world at {{convert|14880|km|0|abbr=on|lk=out}} in length, featuring a vast number of [[List of islands of Greece|islands]] (approximately 1400, of which 227 are inhabited), including [[Crete]], the [[Dodecanese]], the [[Cyclades]], and the [[Ionian Islands]] among others. Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains, of which [[Mount Olympus]] is the highest at {{convert|2917|m|0|abbr=on|lk=out}}.
Modern Greece traces its roots to the civilization of [[ancient Greece]], generally considered to be the cradle of [[Western culture|Western civilization]]. As such, it is the birthplace of [[democracy]],<ref>Finley, M. I. Democracy Ancient and Modern. 2d ed., 1985. London: Hogarth.</ref> [[Western philosophy]],<ref>History of Philosophy, Volume 1 by Frederick Copleston</ref> the [[Olympic Games]], [[Western literature]] and [[historiography]], [[political science]], major scientific and [[Greek mathematics|mathematical]] principles, and Western [[drama]],<ref>Brockett, Oscar G. History of the Theatre. sixth ed., 1991. Boston; London: Allyn and Bacon.</ref> including both [[tragedy]] and [[comedy]]. This legacy is partly reflected in the 17 [[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe#Greece .2817.29|UNESCO World Heritage Sites]] that are located in Greece.
A [[developed country]] with a very high [[Human Development Index]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2009/02/weodata/groups.htm#ae|title=World Economic Outlook Database October 2009—WEO Groups and Aggregates Information|publisher=[[International Monetary Fund]]|accessdate=19 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/DATASTATISTICS/0,,contentMDK:20421402~pagePK:64133150~piPK:64133175~theSitePK:239419,00.html#OECD_members|title=Data - Country Groups - High-income OECD members|publisher=[[World Bank]]|accessdate=19 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/appendix/appendix-b.html|title=Appendix B :: International Organizations and Groups|work=[[The World Factbook]]|publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]]|accessdate=19 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/|title=Human Development Report 2009 - HDI rankings|publisher=[[United Nations Development Programme]]|accessdate=19 January 2010}}</ref> Greece has been a member of what is now the [[European Union]] since 1981 and its [[Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union|Economic and Monetary Union]] since 2001,<ref name="europa.eu">{{cite web |url=http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/eu_members/greece/index_en.htm |publisher=europa.eu |work=European Union |accessdate=2007-04-07 |title=Member States of the EU: Greece}}</ref> [[NATO]] since 1952,<ref name="integrated1974">On the 14 August 1974 Greek forces withdrew from the integrated military structure of [[NATO]] in protest at the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus. Greece rejoined NATO in 1980.</ref> and the [[European Space Agency]] since 2005.<ref name = ESA>{{cite web |url=http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMWYQRMD6E_index_0.html |title=Greece becomes 16th ESA Member State |publisher=www.esa.int |work=European Space Agency |date=2005-03-22 |accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref> It is also a founding member of the [[United Nations]], the [[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development|OECD]],<ref name="organisation1">{{cite web |url=http://www.oecd.org/document/7/0,2340,en_2649_201185_1915847_1_1_1_1,00.html |publisher=www.oecd.org |work=[[Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development]] |title=Convention on the OECD |accessdate=2007-04-07}}</ref> and the [[Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation|Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization]]. [[Athens]] is the [[capital (political)|capital]]. Other major cities include [[Thessaloniki]], [[Piraeus]], [[Patras]], [[Heraklion]] and [[Larissa]].
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