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Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country located mostly on the Balkan peninsula of Southeastern Europe, with thousands of islands extending geographically to Asia Minor. It has a population of around 10 million. With nine regions and up to 227 inhabited islands, it has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean basin. The Ionian Sea is west of the mainland, Albania northwest, and North Macedonia and Bulgaria north. Turkey is east both by land and the Aegean Sea. The capital, Athens, is the largest Greek city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. At the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa, Greece is often considered the cradle of Western civilisation, Western philosophy, and Western literature, but also had a profound influence on the Eastern world, including on Egypt, Iran, Anatolia, India, and later on the Islamic world. Through the Ancient Greeks, Greece is the birthplace of democracy, historiography, political science, major scientific…

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Greece

FCDO travel advice for Greece. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Greece

Capital: Athens
Language: Greek
Currency: Q4916
Time zone: Eastern European Time
Calling code: +30
Internet domain: .gr
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Greece

ΠρωτοχρονιάNew Year's Day2026-01-01

ΘεοφάνειαEpiphany2026-01-06

Καθαρά ΔευτέραClean Monday2026-02-23

Ευαγγελισμός της ΘεοτόκουAnnunciation2026-03-25

Εικοστή Πέμπτη ΜαρτίουIndependence Day2026-03-25

Μεγάλη ΠαρασκευήGood Friday2026-04-10

Κυριακή του ΠάσχαEaster Sunday2026-04-12

Δευτέρα του ΠάσχαEaster Monday2026-04-13

Εργατική ΠρωτομαγιάLabour Day2026-05-01

ΠεντηκοστήPentecost2026-05-31

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalAthens

Population10,727,668

CurrencyEUR

Languagesel-GR,en,fr

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