Template:Byzantine Empire infobox
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Βασιλεία Ρωμαίων |
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 (Flag of the late Empire) |
 (The Imperial emblem of the double-headed eagle) |
 Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent c. 550. Territories highlighted violet conquered during the reign of Justinian I. |
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| National Motto: Βασιλεύς Βασιλέων Βασιλεύων Βασιλευόντων (Greek: "King of Kings Ruling Over Rulers") |
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| Official languages | Latin and Greek, later only Greek |
| Capital | Constantinople |
| Official Religion | Greek Orthodox Christianity |
| Government | Autocratic Monarchy |
| Head of state | Emperor |
| Head of government | Megas Logothetes, later Megas Doux |
| Deliberative Body | Byzantine Senate, until the 13th century |
| Area - Total - % water |
2.7 million km² at its height ?% |
| Population | ca. 34 million at its foundation in the 4th century |
| Establishment | traditionally considered the establishment of Constantinople as capital of the Roman Empire; May 11, 330 AD |
| Dissolution | Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire on May 29, 1453 AD |
| First Emperor | Constantine the Great (306 - 337 AD) |
| Last Emperor | Constantine XI (1449 - 1453 AD) |
| Currency | Solidus, Hyperpyron |
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