Explore Greece in Europe - Greece Tourism Info

Description and Basic Information

Greece with its capital Athens is located in Europe (Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea). It covers some 131,941 square kilometres (slightly smaller than Alabama) with 10,722,000 citizens. Greek, Modern (1453-), English and French are the official languages spoken in Greece (consider regional differences). Albania, Macedonia, Turkey and Bulgaria are bordering countries.

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About Greece

The topography features mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands. The average density of population is about 81 per km². The climate in can be described as temperate with mild, wet winters, hot, dry summers. Potential natural disasters are severe earthquakes.

To reach someone in Greece dial +30 prior to a number. There are 5,930,000 installed telephones. And there are 13,295,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".gr". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 220V - 50Hz.

The country consists of 14 regions/states which are listed below.

Regions/States of Greece

European Tourism Information

Official Tourism Office

Website: Greece Tourism

2, Amerikis Street
105 64 Athens
Greece

Phone: +30 1 3271300

Unesco World Heritage Properties

Greece has 12 more world heritage locations. To see all of them, visit the Greece Unesco Heritage location overview.

Acropolis, Athens

The Acropolis of Athens and its monuments are universal symbols of the classical spirit and civilization and form the greatest architectural and artistic complex bequeathed by Greek Antiquity to...

Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina)

The city of Aigai, the ancient first capital of the Kingdom of Macedonia, was discovered in the 19th century near Vergina, in northern Greece. The most important remains are the monumental palace,...

Archaeological Site of Delphi

The pan-Hellenic sanctuary of Delphi, where the oracle of Apollo spoke, was the site of the omphalos, the 'navel of the world'. Blending harmoniously with the superb landscape and charged with...

Archaeological Site of Mystras

Mystras, the 'wonder of the Morea', was built as an amphitheatre around the fortress erected in 1249 by the prince of Achaia, William of Villehardouin. Reconquered by the Byzantines, then occupied...

Archaeological Site of Olympia

The site of Olympia, in a valley in the Peloponnesus, has been inhabited since prehistoric times. In the 10th century B.C., Olympia became a centre for the worship of Zeus. The Altis – the...

Demographic Information

Age Distribution in Greece

Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Natural Population Growth

Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Greece is growing at an rate of 0.11% (or by 11,502 citizens). Each year 25,047 people enter this country (or 2.30 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of -0.13%. Or an total decrease of 13,545 citizens.

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Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.