COUNTRY GUIDE · Europe
Greece
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Greece.
Greece at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Athens
- REGION
- Europe
- POPULATION
- 10,400,000
- AREA
- 131,957 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Greek
- CURRENCY
- Euro (EUR)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Birthplace Of The Olympics
The ancient Olympic Games began at Olympia in Greece.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Greece
The Antikythera mechanism, recovered from a shipwreck, is an ancient Greek device used to predict astronomical events.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Greece in its Europe region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 131,957 km² and a population of approximately 10,400,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.