Greece — Country Profile
An overview of Greece covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Greece
The capital of Greece is Athens. It has a population of approximately 10.4M. The country covers an area of 131,990 km². It is located in Southern Europe.
The historical birthplace of democracy, the Olympic Games, and Western philosophy.
Geography
Greece is a country in Southern Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 131,990 km². It shares land borders with Albania, Bulgaria, Türkiye, and The Republic of North Macedonia, totalling 4 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Greece has a population of approximately 10,405,134 people. Population density is around 78.8 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Greek, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Greek.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Greece reports a nominal GDP of about $280.6 billion. The official currency is the Euro (EUR, symbol €). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.88 EUR.
Culture & Time
Greece operates on a single time zone (Europe/Athens). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.gr.
Government & Status
The capital of Greece is Athens. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +30. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is GR.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.