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Section sizes

Section size for Greece (58 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	14,975	14,975
Name	1,666	1,666
History	42	75,843
Prehistory and Aegean civilisations	5,610	5,610
Ancient Greece	10,349	10,349
Roman province (146 BC – 4th century AD)	6,918	6,918
Medieval period (4th–15th centuries)	10,650	10,650
Venetian possessions and Ottoman rule (15th century – 1821)	5,351	5,351
Modern nation-state	61	36,923
Greek War of Independence (1821–1832)	5,147	5,147
Kingdom of Greece	10,136	10,136
Expansion, disaster, and reconstruction	7,564	7,564
Dictatorship, World War II, and reconstruction	6,469	6,469
Third Hellenic Republic	7,546	7,546
Geography	9,729	20,129
Islands	1,533	1,533
Climate	3,722	3,722
Biodiversity	5,145	5,145
Politics	4,930	28,687
Political parties	5,596	5,596
Foreign relations	8,147	8,147
Military	3,055	3,055
Law and justice	883	883
Administrative divisions	6,076	6,076
Economy	13,184	58,109
Debt crisis (2010–2018)	16,401	16,401
Agriculture	2,204	2,204
Energy	2,651	2,651
Maritime	4,581	4,581
Tourism	5,742	5,742
Transport	4,985	4,985
Telecommunications	2,961	2,961
Science and technology	5,400	5,400
Demographics	4,397	38,813
Cities	1,746	1,746
Religion	11,577	11,577
Languages	6,206	6,206
Migration	6,030	6,030
Education	4,742	4,742
Healthcare system	4,115	4,115
Culture	2,874	45,054
Visual arts	3,702	3,702
Architecture	4,063	4,063
Theatre	3,026	3,026
Literature	3,833	3,833
Philosophy	3,182	3,182
Music and dances	7,456	7,456
Cuisine	2,864	2,864
Cinema	5,963	5,963
Sports	5,653	5,653
Public holidays and festivals	2,438	2,438
See also	155	155
Notes	50	50
References	17	10,451
Citations	36	36
Bibliography	9,839	9,839
Further reading	559	559
External links	1,137	1,137
Total	295,069	295,069

Semi-protected edit request on 21 March 2025

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Skidriote (talk) 20:22, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'm greek and since greece is an orthodox country and most of the cities in greece have two flags, the greek orthodox flag (double headed eagle with an yellow background) next to the greek flag, almost every village,city or historical site has one in greece, i think yall should add the state religion flag next to the greek flag and coat of arms

@Skidriote:

Not done: welcome to Wikipedia. The church doesn't represent the country so it isn't included. Also, Wikipedia cannot accept information based on your personal experience; information must be verifible. Please provide a reliable source to support this change. Thank you. Alpha Beta Delta Lambda (talk) 22:53, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

i have multiple photos of places in greece with the double headed flag next to the greek flag and the church does represent the country since greece is an orthodox country, not secular, its flags are always next to a greek one. Skidriote (talk) 00:39, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Failure to reference persecution of ottoman muslims

The Wikipedia page for the Hellenic Republic fails to mention its participation in the genocide of ottoman Muslims. This is a fact and unfortunately one of the founding pillars of the Greek nation. 2A0A:EF40:134:7201:4008:F76:119D:F942 (talk) 03:47, 19 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent idea, and we can also mention Algeria's genocide against the French people (I don't know how they got to Algeria in the first place, or why that would be important), or Libya's completely uncalled for expulsion of Italian Catholics. Or maybe Iraqis and Afghans killing Americans just for wearing camouflage suits. Unknown Temptation (talk) 19:26, 22 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Algeria killed tens out thousands of rench and expulsions are not genocides it was common practice for Greek nationalists to massacare Muslims and Jews and contributed to over a million deaths in Greece alone its best to include historic context and the disputable crimes against humanity which they are accountable for 2A0A:EF40:141B:1701:B4F8:AF9A:DDB9:5361 (talk) 19:08, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also will be great context for the unfortunate Greek fascism which is common place in Greece today and will help to tackle radicalism in not only Greece alone but also in the diaspora 2A0A:EF40:141B:1701:B4F8:AF9A:DDB9:5361 (talk) 19:09, 9 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]