🇬🇷 Greece

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Greece.

Current time in Greece

Europe/Athens · GMT+2 · observes DST

Time zones in Greece

Upcoming public holidays in Greece

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Cities in Greece

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At a glance

Capital
Region
Europe
Subregion
Southern Europe
Population
10,400,720
Area
131,990 km²
Currency
EUR €
Calling code
+30
Driving side
right
Languages
ell
Internet TLD
.gr

About

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean basin, spanning thousands of islands and nine traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras.

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