Greek Republic - Greek Republic

Japanese: ギリシア共和国 - ギリシアきょうわこく

A country in southern Europe, consisting of the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula and islands in the Aegean Sea. Its capital is Athens. It gained independence from Ottoman Turkey in 1830. It became a republic in 1924, and in 1935 the monarchy was restored, but was abolished in 1973 and became a republic again. During World War II, it was invaded by Germany and Italy, and was liberated by British forces in 1944. Its main industry is agriculture. It is one of the world's leading maritime nations in terms of ship ownership.

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Japanese:

ヨーロッパ南部、バルカン半島の南端部およびエーゲ海の島々からなる国。首都はアテネ。一八三〇年、オスマントルコから独立。一九二四年共和国となり、三五年王制を復活したが、七三年廃止、共和国となる。第二次世界大戦中はドイツ、イタリアの侵略をうけ、四四年イギリス軍により解放された。農業が主。船舶保有量では世界屈指の海運国である。

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