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___MASK62___ (' ), officially the Hellenic Republic ( Greek : ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe . ___MASK62___ ' s population is approximately 10 . 955 million as of 2015 . ___MASK39___ is the nation ' s capital and largest city , followed by Thessaloniki . Kryoneri ( Greek :  , before 1928 :  - Basta ) is a little village near Olympia , Elis , ___MASK62___ . It is situated on the southwestern edge of the Foloi oak forest . It is 2 km south of Neraida , 4 km west of Doukas , 3 km east of Chelidoni and 9 km northeast of Olympia . Its population in 2001 was 264 . Thessaloniki is the second - largest city in ___MASK62___ and the capital of Greek Macedonia , the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace . Its nickname is   (" Symprotévousa "), literally " the co - capital ", a reference to its historical status as the  (" Symvasilévousa ") or " co - reigning " city of the Eastern Roman ( Byzantine ) Empire , alongside Constantinople . The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across ___MASK62___ throughout the summer of 2007 . The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on 23 August , expanded rapidly and raged out of control until 27 August , until they were put out in early September . The fires mainly affected western and southern ___MASK97___ as well as southern Euboea . The death toll in August alone stood at 67 people . In total 84 people lost their lives because of the fires , including several fire fighters . The euro ( sign : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , ___MASK78___ , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , ___MASK63___ , ___MASK62___ , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , ___MASK9___ , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . ___MASK57___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of ___MASK68___ . ___MASK57___ is bordered by the ___MASK73___ to the north , the ___MASK1___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK57___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK57___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK57___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . ___MASK39___ (" Athína " ) is the capital and largest city of Greece . ___MASK39___ dominates the Attica region and is one of the world ' s oldest cities , with its recorded history spanning over 3 , 400 years , and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC . Classical ___MASK39___ was a powerful city - state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus , which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with ___MASK39___ . A centre for the arts , learning and philosophy , home of Plato ' s Academy and Aristotle ' s Lyceum , it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy , largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent , and in particular the Romans . In modern times , ___MASK39___ is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic , financial , industrial , maritime , political and cultural life in Greece . In 2015 , ___MASK39___ was ranked the world ' s 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study . Chelidoni is a village in the municipality of Ancient Olympia , Elis , ___MASK62___ . In 2011 its population was 550 . It is located in the southwestern foothills of the Foloi plateau , 3 km west of Kryoneri , 8 km north of Olympia and 17 km east of Pyrgos . The village suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires . Chelidoni is also a locality near Ayios Alexandros in the district of Paphos , Republic of Cyprus .