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Greece

country in Southeast Europe
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Greece is a country in Europe[1][2][3][4] established on March 25, 1821. Its capital is Athens[5][3], and it uses the euro as its currency[6]. The official languages are Greek, Demotic Greek, and Modern Greek[7][8].

The population of Greece was 10.6 million in 2022[9]. It operates in the Eastern European Time zone, which is UTC+02:00 and UTC+03:00.

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Climate
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Terrain
mountainous with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
Natural resources
lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
People & Society
Religions
Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
3 February 1830 (from the Ottoman Empire)
National holiday
Independence Day, 25 March (1821)
Legal system
civil legal system based on Roman law
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$392.205 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$37,800 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
2.3% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.7% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
10.2% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Italy 12%, Germany 6%, Cyprus 6%, Bulgaria 4%, USA 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
Germany 10%, China 10%, Italy 8%, Iraq 7%, Netherlands 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Greece

Summary

Greece is a sovereign state[1]. Greece draws 71,192 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #50 of 197).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greece is identified as part of the Greeks ethnic group[3].
  • Greece was a member of European Union[4].
  • Greece is in the country of Greece[5].
  • Greece is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea[6].
  • Greece's head of government is recorded as Kyriakos Mitsotakis[7].
  • Greece is on the continent of Europe[8].
  • Greece's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[9].
  • Greece's instance of is recorded as unitary state[10].
  • Greece's instance of is recorded as Mediterranean country[11].
  • Greece's instance of is recorded as country[12].
  • Greece's instance of is recorded as social state[13].
  • Greece's instance of is recorded as Rechtsstaat[14].
  • Greece's instance of is recorded as state[15].
  • Greece's head of state is recorded as Konstantinos Tasoulas[16].
  • Greece's capital is recorded as Athens[17].
  • Greece's capital is recorded as Athens[18].
  • Greece's official language is recorded as Greek[19].
  • Greece's official language is recorded as Demotic Greek[20].
  • Greece's official language is recorded as Modern Greek[21].
  • Greece's currency is recorded as euro[22].
  • Greece's shares border with is recorded as Albania[23].
  • Greece's shares border with is recorded as Bulgaria[24].
  • Greece's shares border with is recorded as North Macedonia[25].
  • Greece's shares border with is recorded as Turkey[26].
  • Greece's shares border with is recorded as Middle East[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Greece include Saga hellenica[28], a taxon[29]; Greek salad[30], a salad[31]; Silene graeca[32], a taxon[33]; and Hellas Planitia[34], a planitia[35].

Why It Matters

Greece draws 71,192 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #50 of 197).[2] Greece has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Greece is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for Greece include Saga hellenica[28], a taxon[29]; Greek salad[30], a salad[31]; Silene graeca[32], a taxon[33]; and Hellas Planitia[34], a planitia[35].

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . cia.gov. Retrieved . cia.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . britannica.com. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . europa.eu. Retrieved . europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . europa.eu. Retrieved . europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . europa.eu. Retrieved . europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . traveldir.org. Retrieved . traveldir.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [23] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [24] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [25] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [4] ↑ . europa.eu. Retrieved . europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Griicheland.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Grecia.wav, Hu-Görögország.ogg
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  2. 2d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → 39.0742,21.8243
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  3. 8d ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Griicheland.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Grecia.wav, Hu-Görögország.ogg
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  4. 9d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q26887
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  5. 10d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lille norske leksikon id → Hellas
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  6. 12d ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 6867
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  7. 25d ago · Billig29 · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bibliothèque nationale de france id → 118727476
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  8. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 5w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 026488523
    Icannwiki page id → Greece
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  10. 5w ago · Thomas Kerboul (BGE) · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → greece
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  11. 6w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  12. 7w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Greece
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  13. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0001656-recko
    Official name → {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ελληνική Δημοκρατία'}, {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'République hellénique'}, {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Republiken Grekland'} +1
    Named after → Greeks
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  14. 12w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → griek01
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  15. 12w ago · Putnik · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  16. 13w ago · J 1982 · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → you:Greece
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