Greece
| Legal system family | Civil law |
| How the law works | Based on Germanic civil law. The Greek civil code of 1946, highly influenced by traditional Roman law and the German civil code of 1900 (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch); the Greek civil code replaced the Byzantine–Roman civil law in effect in Greece since its independence (Νομική Διάταξη της Ανατολικής Χέρσου Ελλάδος, Legal Provision of Eastern Mainland Greece, November 1821: 'Οι Κοινωνικοί Νόμοι των Αειμνήστων Χριστιανών Αυτοκρατόρων της Ελλάδος μόνοι ισχύουσι κατά το παρόν εις την Ανατολικήν Χέρσον Ελλάδα', 'The Social [i.e. Civil] Laws of the Dear Departed Christian Emperors of Greece [referring to the Byzantine Emperors] alone are in effect at present in Eastern Mainland Greece') |
| Form of government | parliamentary republic |
| Constitution | – |
| Legislature | Hellenic Parliament |
| Highest court | Court of Cassation |
| Head of state | Konstantinos Tasoulas |
| Head of government | Kyriakos Mitsotakis |
| Age of majority | 18 |
| Minimum marriage age | 18 |
| Retirement age | 67 |
| Official languages | Greek |
| Capital | Athens |
| Continent | Europe |
| Population | 10,482,487 |
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