Greece
Greece
Capital Athens
131,957 km² · 10,413,962 people (2025) · Euro
Somewhere between 1,200 and 6,000 islands depending on how you count a rock, of which about 227 are inhabited. Greece has roughly 13,700 km of coastline, the longest in the Mediterranean and eleventh longest in the world. No part of the mainland is more than about 137 km from the sea, and Mount Olympus reaches 2,917 m.
The facts
- Capital
- Athens
- Area
- 131,957 km² — 50,949 sq mi
- Population
- 10,413,962 (2025)
- Density
- 78.9 people per km²
- Currency
- Euro (EUR, €)
- Official language
- Greek
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +30
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- GR · GRC
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 96 of 200
- By population
- 94 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 147,181 | 29,618,118 |
| Tajikistan | 144,100 | 10,786,734 |
| Greece ← | 131,957 | 10,413,962 |
| Nicaragua | 130,370 | 7,007,502 |
| North Korea | 120,538 | 26,571,036 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Greece?
- Athens
- What currency does Greece use?
- The Euro (EUR).
- How big is Greece?
- 131,957 km², or 50,949 square miles — 96 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Greece drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Nepal 147,181 km²
- Tajikistan 144,100 km²
- Nicaragua 130,370 km²
- North Korea 120,538 km²
- Russia Europe
- Germany Europe
- United Kingdom Europe
- France Europe
- Italy Europe
- Spain Europe
- Ukraine Europe
- Poland Europe
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)