Overview of Greece (View all cities)

Europe GR The Hellenic Republic
Greece
  • Ελλάδα / Elláda
  • Region : Southern Europe
  • Capital : Athens
  • Area : 131,960.00 km²
  • Official Language : Greek
  • Population : 10,732,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 214.012
  • GPI Rank : 65
  • GII Rank : 41
  • Has joined CRS(Common Reporting Standard)
Greece is a country in the eastern Mediterranean. The land has a total area of 131,960 km² and a total coastline of 13,676 km. This area is approximately 64% of the area of Minnesota. The country has 3,054 partially uninhabited islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 4 neighbouring countries Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Macedonia. The distance between New York City and the Capital Athens is about 7,930 km.With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.872 Greece counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. The IMF also shares this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

81.33

Life Expectancy of Males

78.8

Life Expectancy of Females

83.9

Birth Rate

8.1 ‰

Death Rate

11.2 ‰

Passport
Passport of Greece
VF : 124 , VOA : 45 MS : 169
Currency : Euro (EUR)

1 US Dollar = 0.91 Euro
1 Euro = 1.10 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 214.012 | GDP(PPP) : 324.128
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Athens / CapitalAttica

664,000

ThessaloníkiCentral Macedonia

354,000

PátraWest Greece

168,000

PiraeusAttica

164,000

PeristériAttica

140,000

IrákleionCrete

137,000

LárisaThessaly

129,000

KalamariáCentral Macedonia

92,000

VólosThessaly

84,000

IoánninaEpirus

66,000

TríkalaThessaly

62,000

ChalkídaCentral Greece

59,000

RódosSouth Aegean

56,000

ChaniáCrete

55,000

KalamátaPeloponnese

54,000

KaválaEast Macedonia and Thrace

54,000

AlexandroúpoliEast Macedonia and Thrace

53,000

LamíaCentral Greece

52,000

AgrínioWest Greece

47,000

KozániWest Macedonia

36,000

KórinthosPeloponnese

30,000

PtolemaidaWest Macedonia

30,000

MytilíniNorth Aegean

28,000

KérkyraIonian Islands

27,000

ChíosNorth Aegean

24,000

ÁrtaEpirus

20,000

KosSouth Aegean

19,000

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Greek

98.5 %

Turkish

0.9 %

other

0.6 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in GreeceThe climate in Greece is subtropical. So it is much drier and warmer than in the most parts of the US or Central Europe. Only in a few humid months per year the intense of rain is a bit higher. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 13 and 33 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 36 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 5°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Greece and 11 geographic spots of the countryVolcanosEarthquakesTsunamis
The climate in Greece