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Section sizes

Section size for Greece (58 sections)
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Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	15,580	15,580	501	501
Name	1,666	1,666	126	126
History	42	78,090	0	3,749
Prehistory and Aegean civilisations	5,619	5,619	233	233
Ancient Greece	10,587	10,587	624	624
Roman province (146 BC – 4th century AD)	7,082	7,082	260	260
Medieval period (4th–15th centuries)	11,559	11,559	503	503
Venetian possessions and Ottoman rule (15th century – 1821)	5,645	5,645	372	372
Modern nation-state	61	37,556	0	1,757
Greek War of Independence (1821–1832)	5,124	5,124	277	277
Kingdom of Greece	10,137	10,137	178	178
Expansion, disaster, and reconstruction	7,747	7,747	366	366
Dictatorship, World War II, and reconstruction	6,517	6,517	481	481
Third Hellenic Republic	7,970	7,970	455	455
Geography	9,966	20,626	399	962
Islands	1,792	1,792	132	132
Climate	3,722	3,722	270	270
Biodiversity	5,146	5,146	161	161
Politics	5,731	29,481	345	1,176
Political parties	5,597	5,597	150	150
Foreign relations	8,097	8,097	257	257
Military	3,096	3,096	246	246
Law and justice	883	883	100	100
Administrative divisions	6,077	6,077	78	78
Economy	12,527	57,601	291	1,925
Debt crisis (2010–2018)	16,394	16,394	351	351
Agriculture	2,205	2,205	92	92
Energy	2,652	2,652	85	85
Maritime	4,582	4,582	214	214
Tourism	5,744	5,744	151	151
Transport	4,986	4,986	320	320
Telecommunications	2,961	2,961	115	115
Science and technology	5,550	5,550	306	306
Demographics	4,397	39,159	278	2,339
Cities	1,746	1,746	59	59
Languages	6,208	6,208	372	372
Migration	6,031	6,031	425	425
Religion	11,578	11,578	518	518
Education	5,064	5,064	432	432
Health	4,135	4,135	255	255
Culture	2,875	46,882	186	3,845
Visual arts	3,702	3,702	348	348
Architecture	4,063	4,063	348	348
Theatre	3,027	3,027	317	317
Literature	3,834	3,834	279	279
Philosophy	3,392	3,392	256	256
Music and dances	9,054	9,054	735	735
Cinema	5,964	5,964	384	384
Cuisine	2,866	2,866	219	219
Sports	5,655	5,655	528	528
Public holidays and festivals	2,450	2,450	245	245
See also	122	122	0	0
Notes	45	45	0	0
References	17	10,448	0	0
Citations	31	31	0	0
Bibliography	9,840	9,840	0	0
Further reading	560	560	0	0
External links	1,137	1,137	0	0
Total	300,837	300,837	14,623	14,623

Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2025

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185.193.240.192 (talk) 13:09, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

greece or known are the greek republic is a country located in the malaka of china and is very do not redeem it.

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Nubzor [T][C] 14:39, 23 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Population based on the 2021 cencus

After reading the sources of the population based on 2021 census I found conflicting population of permenant residents based "Α06. Απογραφή Πληθυσμού-Κατοικιών 2021. Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά ιθαγένεια, φύλο και οικογενειακή κατάσταση" on https://www.statistics.gr/el/statistics/-/publication/SAM03/- compared to the provided source https://www.statistics.gr/news-announcements/-/asset_publisher/oj6VK3PQ0oCe/content/nws_census_results_booklet_19072022_gr. I am probably misunderasting the diffrence between the two but id like to assist wikipedia as much as i can. ~2025-39759-87 (talk) 11:26, 10 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request 20 December 2025

Is it possible to change the lead sentence to "is a country located mostly in Southern Europe"? Since some of the Dodecanese islands are geographically part of Asia Minor.

Precedence for this: Spain, which is described as "is a country in Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa", referencing Ceuta et al.

Greece is already listed as a "transcontinental country" on the page List of transcontinental countries under "Non-contiguous - Asia and Europe". The description reads: "The territory of Greece includes a number of islands just off the coast of Asia Minor, such as Rhodes, Kos, Samos, Chios, Lesbos, Kastellorizo, Strongyli Megistis, and Ro."

It would prudent to include this on the main article for consistency.

External sources to support this for Greece:

Melas, E. M., 1988. “The Dodecanese and W. Anatolia in Prehistory: Interrelationships, Ethnicity and Political Geography.” Anatolian Studies 38: 109–20. doi: 10.2307/3642846. " the Dodecanese form an extension of SW Asia Minor"

"President's Trip to Europe: Greece". Clinton White House Archive [undated]. https://clintonwhitehouse4.archives.gov/WH/New/Europe-9911/background/greece.html#:~:text=Greece%20is%20located%20at%20the,and%20the%20eastern%20Mediterranean%20region. "Greece is located at the junction of three continents: Europe, Asia, and Africa."

"Kastellorizo facts and figures". My Favourite Planet. http://www.my-favourite-planet.de/english/europe/greece/dodecanese/kastellorizo/kastellorizo-06.html#:~:text=It%20is%20the%20easternmost%20inhabited,9%20inhabitants%20(2001%20census). "Geologically [Kastellorizo] is part of Anatolia (Asia Minor), as an outcrop of the Taurus mountain range, but culturally and ethnologically it has long been part of Greece."

Karimi, H., 2023. "Factors Affecting Turkish-Greek Geopolitical Competition in the Eastern Mediterranean." International Journal of European Studies, 7(2): 19-34 https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3d3a/1abf4d1237190053f1f9eac84b5ea9a0ed9e.pdf ~2025-41724-05 (talk) 05:06, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

In my opinion it would require more than a quote from blog and misreading a couple of articles for this to happen. A.Cython (talk) 05:51, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For example, the last article you presented has the following quotes:

Turkey and Greece are two neighboring countries located in southeastern Europe, in the Balkans, and adjacent to the Mediterranean Sea.
Greece is another country in southeastern Europe and the Balkans. As a Eurasian country, Greece has...

I do not see from a couple of mins of reading any of your claims, so maybe provide a quote? A.Cython (talk) 05:58, 20 December 2025 (UTC)[reply]