Greece (On Top of the World)

Kingdom of Greece Βασίλειο της Ελλάδας Timeline: On Top of the World OTL equivalent: Greece in 1914
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Freedom or Death!
Anthem:  Hymn to Liberty
Capital (and largest city)		Athens
Official languages		Greek, Turkish
Religion		Eastern Orthodox Church Islam
Demonym(s)		Greek
Government		Unitary constitutional parliamentary monarchy
-	King	Constantine IV
-	Prime Minister	Károlos Idomenopoulos
Establishment		1832

Greece, officially the Kingdom of Greece, is a sovereign nation in the Balkans. Greece is bordered by Turkey to the east, and Albania, Serbia, and Bulgaria to the north.

Greece is considered the cradle of Western civilization, being the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, Western drama and the Olympic Games.

From the eighth century BC, the Greeks were organised into various independent city-states, known as poleis, which spanned the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Philip II of Macedon united most of present-day Greece in the fourth century BC, with his son Alexander the Great rapidly conquering much of the ancient world, from the eastern Mediterranean to India. The subsequent Hellenistic period saw the height of Greek culture and influence in antiquity. Greece was annexed by Rome in the second century BC, becoming an integral part of the Roman Empire and its continuation, the Byzantine Empire, which was predominately culturally and linguistically Greek. The Greek Orthodox Church, which emerged in the first century AD, helped shape modern Greek identity and transmitted Greek traditions to the wider Orthodox world. After falling under Ottoman dominion in the mid-15th century, Greece emerged as a modern nation state in 1830 following a war of independence.

Following its independence from the Ottoman Empire, the Kingdom of Greece was established. The kingdom was ruled by the House of Wittelsbach before a Greek revolt installed the Kantakouzenos family on the throne of Greece. During the Balkan Wars, Greece conquered portions of present-day Northern Greece. During World War I, Greece fought on the side of the Allies and was given Southern Bulgaria. However, the land was annexed by the Bulgarian government following a popular referendum. Greece also held the largest occupation zone in Constantinople, holding large portions of the Old City. Soon after acquiring some southern regions from Bulgaria, a Republican coup overthrew the Sultanate of Turkey. Greece invaded Turkey and captured Ankara, putting an end to the short-lived Republican nation and reinstating the Sultan. In return, Greece was given control of Izmir, in which they renamed Smyrna in reference to the old Greek City.

In 1967 a military coup occurred, which resulted in the exile of the King and installment of the Military Regime. A constitution asking for the fate of the monarchy was drafted, and most people wished for the monarch to remain. The military junta was dissolved and the king returned to his throne.

Unofficial Flag of the Military Regime.