Greece
Hellenic Republic
Greece sits in Southern Europe and uses EUR - Euro (€). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Athens
3.1M
Thessaloníki
802.6K
Piraeus
448.1K
Population
10.7M
10,718,565 people
Area
132K km2
131,990 square kilometers
Density
81/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Athens
37.98, 23.73
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Greece, officially listed here as Hellenic Republic, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Greece, GR, GRC, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Greece is grouped under Europe, more specifically Southern Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 10,718,565 people and a land area of 131,990 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 81 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 39, 22, while the capital coordinate reference is 37.98, 23.73. Greece shares listed land borders with ALB, BGR, TUR, MKD, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Athens (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Athens, Thessaloníki, Piraeus, Irákleio and Pátra. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Greece, capital of Greece, and major urban areas in Greece. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include European Union, Eurozone, NATO, OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Greece uses calling code +30, postal format ### ##, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists EUR - Euro (€), while language records include Greek. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as GR. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 33.4 for 2023.
How to use this profile
This Greece profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
GR / GRC
Top-level domains
.gr
Continents
Europe
Border countries
ALB, BGR, TUR, MKD
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
GR
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Greece is represented by the GR country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Athens
Attikí
3,059,764
primary
#2
Thessaloníki
Kentrikí Makedonía
802,572
admin
#3
Piraeus
Attikí
448,051
minor
#4
Irákleio
Kríti
211,370
admin
#5
Pátra
Dytikí Elláda
173,600
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+30
Postal format
### ##
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
Greek
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
33.4
2023