Greece
Greece is in Europe, in the Southern Europe region. Its capital is Athens. It has a population of about 10.4 million and an area of 131,990 km². Its flag has 2 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is blue, at 56.4% of the total.
The flag of Greece as a pie chart
- Blue 56.4%
- White 43.6%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has a cross
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Greece at a glance
- Capital
- Athens
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Southern Europe
- Official languages
- Greek
- Currency
- Euro
- National day
- March 25
- Highest point
- Mount Olympus (about 2,920 meters)
- Anthem
- “Hymn to Liberty”
- Olympic Games
- Hosted in 1896 and 2004 (Summer)
- Area
- 131,990 km²96th largest out of 208
- Population
- 10.4 million93rd most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 78.9 people/km²93rd least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 280.6 billion52nd highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 26,94856th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 81.8 years37th highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
Fun facts about Greece
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- A gear mechanism more than 2,000 years old, considered the oldest analog computer, was found in one of its shipwrecks. Source: Wikipedia - Antikythera mechanism
- It has about 6,000 islands and islets, but only about 230 are inhabited. Source: Wikipedia - List of islands of Greece
- The Olympic Games were born there, in Olympia, about 2,800 years ago. Source: Wikipedia - Juegos Olímpicos antiguos
Neighboring countries
Greece borders 4 countries:
Albania
Bulgaria
North Macedonia
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.