Greece has more inhabited islands than any other country in Europe and a coastline longer than Africa's eastern seaboard. Democracy and the Olympic Games both began here.
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Easy learning about Greece
The capital city of Greece is Athens, capital city of Greece.
Word: Acropolis
Meaning: ancient citadel
Administrative Divisions
12 administrative regions, 1 division and 1 self-governed part.
Administrative regions:
- Central Greece Region
- Central Macedonia Region
- Crete Region
- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region
- Epirus Region
- Ionian Islands Region
- North Aegean Region
- Peloponnese Region
- South Aegean Region
- Thessaly
- West Greece Region
- Western Macedonia Region
Division:
- Attica Prefecture
Self-governed part:
- monastic community of Mount Athos
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Greece is a Country located in the Southern Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
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Basic Information
Capital City: Athens, capital city of Greece
Population: 10,413,962 (UN)
Area: 131,940 km² / 81,984 sq mi
People from Greece are called: Greeks, Hellenes
Geography
Latitude: 39.493° N
Longitude: 21.726° E
Geographical Subregion: Southern Europe
Continental Region: Europe
Borders
- Albania — Land border
- North Macedonia — Land border
- Turkey — Land border
- Bulgaria — Land border
Climate
arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters
Global Indices
EF EPI Position: 8 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Score: 602 (EF EPI)
EF EPI Proficiency: Very High Proficiency (EF EPI)
Global Peace Index Rank: 53 (GPI)
Global Peace Index Score: 1.828 (GPI)
Human Development
HDI Rank: 34 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.908
Mean Years of Schooling: 11.6
Expected Years of Schooling: 20.8
Life Expectancy at Birth: 81.9 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Orthodox
Second Most Predominant: Muslim
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
International Memberships
European Union - since 1981
Euro - since 2001
Schengen - since 2000
NATO - since 1952
Technical Information
TLD: .gr
Calling Code: +30
MapGeo Name: Greece
MapGeo Code: GR