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Greece

Hellenic Republic

Civil lawUnitary parliamentary republicReviewed· 2026-08-02
Capital
Athens
Population
10,400,000
Languages
Greek
Currency
EUR

Greece · Constitution

Constitution of Greece

The 1975 Constitution, adopted after the fall of the military junta and revised several times, establishes a parliamentary republic with a President elected by Parliament, a single-chamber Hellenic Parliament and an independent judiciary.

The constitutional text

The 1975 Constitution, adopted after the fall of the military junta and revised several times, establishes a parliamentary republic with a President elected by Parliament, a single-chamber Hellenic Parliament and an independent judiciary.

Separation of powers

A parliamentary republic with a largely ceremonial President, a Government answerable to Parliament and an independent judiciary organised into civil/criminal, administrative and audit branches.

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