Recognised as Country
Greece
- GR
- Europe
- EUR
- .gr
Greece (GR/GRC) is a country in Europe with its capital at Athens. It covers about 131,957 km² with a population of roughly 10,400,000, uses the EUR, dials on +30, owns the .gr internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Athens. It borders 4 countries.
Identity
Official short nameGreece
CapitalAthens
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2GR
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3GRC
Internet TLD.gr
Calling code+30
Currency codeEUR
Geography
Latitude39.0742° N
Longitude21.8243° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area131,957 km²50,949 square miles
Land neighbours4
Distance from London2,190 kmto the approximate centre of Greece, not to Athens. ESE, bearing 120.5°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Athensthe IANA zone for Athens; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+02:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+02:00 and UTC+03:00
Summer offsetUTC+03:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+02:00
Offset in JulyUTC+03:00
Current offsetUTC+03:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 15:54
Hours ahead of UTC3
Population & scale
Population10,400,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density78.8 per km²≈
Share of world population0.128%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset95 of 196
Population rank in this dataset90 of 196
Neighbouring countries
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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