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Passport and Visa Information
- Greece, a member of the EU, does not require visas for citizens of the United States. A valid passport is sufficient for a three-month stay.
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Regional Information
- Capital City: Athens
- Population: 10.7 million
- Area: 51,000 square miles
- Telephone Calling Code(s): 30
- Electricity: 230V, 50 Hz
National Holidays
- January: 1, New Year's Day; 6, Epiphany
- March: 25, Independence Day
- May: 1, May Day
- August: 15, Assumption
- October: 28, The Ochi (celebrates Greece's refusal to yield to the Axis powers in 1940)
- November: 17, Polytechneio (anniversary of the student protests against the junta in 1973)
- December: 25, Christmas Day; 26, Boxing Day
- Winter: Eleven days before Lent, Burnt Thursday; first day of Lent, Clean Monday
- Spring: Friday before Easter, Good Friday; Easter; day after Easter, Easter Monday; eighth Monday after Easter, Pentecost Monday