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🇬🇷 Greece
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
Advisory Level
Level 1
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Oct 23, 2025
About Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean basin, spanning thousands of islands and nine traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Capital
Athens
Population
10.4 million
Area
131,990 km²
Language
Greek
Currency
euro
GDP/Capita
$24,626
Travel Advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Exercise normal precautions when traveling to this country.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- euro (EUR)
- GDP
- $256.2B
- GDP per Capita
- $24,626
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 81.5 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Europe
- Capital
- Athens
- Area
- 131,990 km²
- Population
- 10,400,720
- Timezone
- UTC+02:00
- Languages
- Greek
- Calling Code
- +30
- Drives On
- Right
- ISO Code
- GR