Greece

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Greece is a country in Europe[1][2][3][4] established on March 25, 1821. Its capital is Athens[5][3], and it uses the euro as its currency[6]. The official languages are Greek, Demotic Greek, and Modern Greek[7][8].

The population of Greece was 10.6 million in 2022[9]. It operates in the Eastern European Time zone, which is UTC+02:00 and UTC+03:00.

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Climate
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Terrain
mountainous with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
Natural resources
lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
People & Society
Religions
Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
3 February 1830 (from the Ottoman Empire)
National holiday
Independence Day, 25 March (1821)
Legal system
civil legal system based on Roman law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$392.205 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$37,800 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
2.3% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.7% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
10.2% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Italy 12%, Germany 6%, Cyprus 6%, Bulgaria 4%, USA 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 10%, China 10%, Italy 8%, Iraq 7%, Netherlands 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Greeks[3]
  • Country: Greece[4]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[5]
  • Head of government: Kyriakos Mitsotakis[6]
  • Continent: Europe[7]
  • Instance of: unitary state[8], Mediterranean country[9], country[10], social state[11], Rechtsstaat[12], state[13]
  • Head of state: Konstantinos Tasoulas[14]
  • Capital: Athens[15]
  • Official language: Greek[16], Demotic Greek[17], Modern Greek[18]
  • Currency: euro[19]
  • Shares border with: Albania[20], Bulgaria[21], North Macedonia[22], Turkey[23], Middle East[24]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .gr[25], .ελ[26]
  • Anthem: Hymn to Liberty[27]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary republic[28]
  • Named after: Hellen[29]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region[30], Central Macedonia Region[31], Western Macedonia Region[32], Epirus Region[33], Thessaly Region[34], Central Greece Region[35], Ionian Islands Region[36], West Greece Region[37], Peloponnese Region[38], Attica Region[39], North Aegean Region[40], South Aegean Region[41], Crete Region[42], monastic community of Mount Athos[43]
  • Flag: flag of Greece[44]
  • Legislative body: Hellenic Parliament[45]
  • Executive body: Government of Greece[46]
  • Highest judicial authority: Court of Cassation[47]
  • Coat of arms: Coat of arms of Greece[48]
  • Commons category: Greece[49]
  • Licence plate code: GR[50]
  • Located in time zone: Eastern European Time[51], UTC+02:00[52], UTC+03:00[53], Eastern European Summer Time[54], Europe/Athens[55]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Greece include Greek salad[56], a salad[57]; Hellas Planitia[58], a planitia[59]; Saga hellenica[60], a taxon[61]; and Silene graeca[62], a taxon[63].

Why It Matters

Greece has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Greece is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Entities named for Greece include Greek salad[56], a salad[57]; Hellas Planitia[58], a planitia[59]; Saga hellenica[60], a taxon[61]; and Silene graeca[62], a taxon[63].

References

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [57] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [59] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coextensive with → Greece
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  2. 6d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 378
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
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  3. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 6w ago · Nathann.cohen · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jorfsearch organization id → Greece
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  5. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Griicheland.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Grecia.wav, Hu-Görögország.ogg +2
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  6. 12w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 13w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lille norske leksikon id → Hellas
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  10. 13w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 6867
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  11. 15w ago · Billig29 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  13. 17w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 026488523, 027228428
    Icannwiki page id → Greece
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  14. 17w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → greece
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  15. 18w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  16. 18w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Greece
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  17. 19w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0001656-recko
    Official name → {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ελληνική Δημοκρατία'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'République hellénique'}, {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Republiken Grekland'} +2
    Named after → Hellen
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  18. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → griek01
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  19. 24w ago · Putnik · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → graikija
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  20. 25w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → you:Greece, countries:Greece, europe:Greece
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