About Greece
Where is Greece?The geographic coordinates of Greece (latitude and longitude) are 39 00 N, 22 00 E. Greece is considered to be part of Southern Europe; it is also included as a Western European nation.
How big is Greece?
Greece has a total area of 131,940 square kilometers or about 50,502 square miles. This includes 1,140 square kilometers of water and 130,800 square kilometers of land.
How long is the coastline of Greece?
Including its island coasts, the coastline of Greece is officially given as 13,676 kilometers, which would be approximately 8,498 miles. Other sources state it to be 15,147 kilometers or about 9,411 miles.
What is the population of Greece?
These statistics are from the General Secretariat of the National Statistical Service of Greece, where they have MANY other interesting statistics on Greece. Population Census 2001 10.964.020
Resident Population 2001 10.934.097
Mid-year estimates of population 2007 11.192.849
What is the flag of Greece?
The Greek flag is blue and white, with an equal-armed cross in the upper corner and nine alternating blue and white stripes.
What is the average life expectancy in Greece?
The average Greek enjoys a long life expectancy.
Total population: 78.89 years
Male: 76.32 years
Female: 81.65 years (2003 est.)
What is the official name of Greece?
Conventional long form: Hellenic Republic
Conventional short form: Greece
Local short form: Ellas or Ellada
Former name: Kingdom of Greece
Local long form: Elliniki Dhimokratia (also spelled Dimokratia)
What currency is used in Greece?
The Euro is the currency of Greece since 2002. Before that, it was the drachma.
What kind of government system is there in Greece?
The Greek government is a parliamentary republic.
Is Greece part of the European Union? Greece joined the European Economic Community, the predecessor of the EU, in 1981. Greece became a member of the European Union in January 1999, and met the requirements to become a member of the European Monetary Union, using the Euro as currency, in 2001. The Euro went into circulation in Greece in 2002, replacing the drachma.
How many Greek islands are there?
The counts vary. There are about 140 inhabited islands in Greece, but if you count every rocky outcrop, the total surges to about 3,000.
What is the Largest Greek Island?
The biggest Greek island is Crete, followed by the lesser-known island of Evvia or Euboia.
What are the regions of Greece?
Greece has thirteen official adminstrative divisions. They are:
- Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
- Central Macedonia
- Western Macedonia
- Epirus
- Thessaly
- Western Greece
- The Ionian Islands
- Central Greece
- Attica, which includes Athens
- The Peloponnese peninsula
- The Northern Aegean Islands
- The Southern Aegean Islands
- Crete
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What's the highest point in Greece?
The highest point in Greece is Mount Olympus, legendary home of Zeus and the other Olympian gods and goddesses.
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