Greece

Europe · Southern Europe

Greece

Hellenic Republic
Europe · Southern Europe · Capital: Athens

Quick facts about Greece

Official name	Hellenic Republic
Capital	Athens
Continent & subregion	Europe · Southern Europe
Population	10,407,351 people (world rank 91)
Area	131,990 km²
Density	79 people/km²
Share of world population	0.13% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$242.9 billion
Urbanisation	78.8% urban population
Life expectancy	81.7 years
Currency	Euro (€) — EUR
Languages	Greek
Internet domain	`.gr`
Calling code	+30
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$23,344 · see world ranking
Internet Users	85% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.3 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	3.3 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	4.9 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	36.9% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Greece did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Albania Bulgaria Türkiye North Macedonia

The geographic position is roughly 39°, 22°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.