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Section sizes

Section size for Greece (59 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	14,688	14,688	449	449
Name	1,666	1,666	126	126
History	42	83,132	0	4,013
Prehistory and Aegean civilisations	5,358	5,358	233	233
Ancient Greece	11,504	11,504	704	704
Roman province (146 BC – 4th century AD)	7,086	7,086	260	260
Medieval period (4th–15th centuries)	12,721	12,721	523	523
Venetian possessions and Ottoman rule (15th century – 1821)	7,166	7,166	405	405
Modern nation-state	61	39,255	0	1,888
Greek War of Independence (1821–1832)	5,132	5,132	277	277
Kingdom of Greece	10,131	10,131	178	178
Expansion, disaster, and reconstruction	7,688	7,688	366	366
Dictatorship, World War II, and reconstruction	7,997	7,997	619	619
Third Hellenic Republic	8,246	8,246	448	448
Geography	9,931	20,724	397	981
Islands	1,792	1,792	132	132
Climate	3,705	3,705	270	270
Biodiversity	5,296	5,296	182	182
Government and politics	6,018	32,083	328	1,168
Administrative divisions	8,387	8,387	87	87
Political parties	5,602	5,602	150	150
Foreign relations	8,097	8,097	257	257
Military	3,096	3,096	246	246
Law and justice	883	883	100	100
Economy	13,064	64,452	291	2,155
Debt crisis (2010–2018)	18,959	18,959	437	437
Industry	2,548	2,548	108	108
Agriculture	2,205	2,205	92	92
Energy	3,600	3,600	121	121
Maritime	4,582	4,582	214	214
Tourism	5,686	5,686	151	151
Transport	4,968	4,968	320	320
Telecommunications	2,961	2,961	115	115
Science and technology	5,879	5,879	306	306
Demographics	5,066	40,122	277	2,338
Cities	1,751	1,751	59	59
Languages	6,157	6,157	372	372
Migration	6,502	6,502	425	425
Religion	11,480	11,480	518	518
Education	5,064	5,064	432	432
Health	4,102	4,102	255	255
Culture	2,849	47,164	186	3,849
Visual arts	3,886	3,886	348	348
Architecture	4,062	4,062	347	347
Theatre	3,028	3,028	317	317
Literature	3,852	3,852	282	282
Philosophy	3,423	3,423	256	256
Music and dances	9,038	9,038	737	737
Cinema	6,096	6,096	384	384
Cuisine	2,863	2,863	219	219
Sports	5,626	5,626	528	528
Public holidays and festivals	2,441	2,441	245	245
See also	149	149	0	0
Notes	45	45	0	0
References	17	10,588	0	0
Citations	31	31	0	0
Bibliography	9,980	9,980	0	0
Further reading	560	560	0	0
External links	1,193	1,193	0	0
Total	316,006	316,006	15,079	15,079

Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2026

Latest comment: 3 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

add Macedonian empire ~2026-23689-73 (talk) 15:19, 17 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want made. Please detail the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. If you had read the article, you would have seen that Macedonia is already mentioned. Day Creature (talk) 15:24, 17 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

pls can you change the "over 10 million" to "10.42 million" thx

Latest comment: 2 months ago3 comments3 people in discussion

THE WIKIPEDIA NEEDS THIS CHANGE Capitalism1991 (talk) 10:51, 22 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I think that would make the lead less readable Chidgk1 (talk) 15:40, 22 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

no one flipping cares we want change ~2026-30851-03 (talk) 19:54, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

I agree with capitalism1991 ngl it should be 10.42m

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

yes we need change ~2026-30851-03 (talk) 19:53, 23 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

21 world Heritage Sites

Latest comment: 2 days ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Just so you guys know, Mount Olympus has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites, bringing the total number in Greece to 21. Need to update any info in the article relevant to this subject pls. Thanks ~2026-41663-96 (talk) 03:03, 27 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

This page was redesigned at the edge.

Semi-protected edit request on 17 April 2026

pls can you change the "over 10 million" to "10.42 million" thx

I agree with capitalism1991 ngl it should be 10.42m

21 world Heritage Sites