Official Status
Greek is the official language of Greece where it is spoken by about 99.5% of the population. It is also, alongside Turkish, one of the two official languages of Cyprus. Because of the membership of Greece and Cyprus in the European Union, Greek is one of the 23 official languages of the European Union. Greek is officially recognised as a minority language in parts of Italy, Armenia, Ukraine and Albania.
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