For ten points, identify this country at the tip of the Balkan Peninsula, with capital at Athens.
The Pindus Mountains in this country are home to six monasteries built on sandstone rock pillars known collectively as the Meteora. "The Gates" is a four-meter wide passage in this country's Samaria Gorge, which lies on the same island as the city of Heraklion. Its Thracian city of (*) Thessaloniki is the capital of a region that shares its name with this country's northern neighbor. Corfu is among its islands in the Ionian Sea. The Propylaea, the Erechtheion, and the Parthenon are among the ancient structures atop the Acropolis in this country's capital. For ten points, identify this country at the tip of the Balkan Peninsula, with capital at Athens.
The Pindus Mountains in this country are home to six monasteries built on sandstone rock pillars known collectively as the Meteora.
Greece [or the Hellenic Republic] &lt;JD&gt;