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
13 regions (perifereies) and 1 autonomous monastic state* (aftonomi monastiki politeia)
- Agion Oros* (Mount Athos),
- Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki (East Macedonia and Thrace),
- Attiki (Attica),
- Dytiki Ellada (West Greece),
- Dytiki Makedonia (West Macedonia),
- Ionia Nisia (Ionian Islands),
- Ipeiros (Epirus),
- Kentriki Makedonia (Central Macedonia),
- Kriti (Crete),
- Notio Aigaio (South Aegean),
- Peloponnisos (Peloponnese),
- Sterea Ellada (Central Greece),
- Thessalia (Thessaly),
- Voreio Aigaio (North Aegean)
Where in the world is Greece located?
Greece is a Country located in the Southern Europe sub-region in the continent of Europe, member of European Union.
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