GreeceDid you know?
- •Greece has the longest coastline in the entire Mediterranean (13,676 km) — mainly thanks to its thousands of islands.
- •Greece has between 1,200 and 6,000 islands (depending on size criteria), but only about 200 are inhabited.
- •Athens is the oldest capital city in Europe, with a recorded history spanning over 3,400 years.
Key Information
Capital
Athens
Population
10,4 million
Area
131,990 km²
GDP
304,8 billion $
Currency
EUR
Difficulty on MapGuesser
Easy
Subregion
Southern Europe
Calling code
+30
MapGuesser Tip
Greece is the country at the southern tip of the Balkans — look for its jagged coastline and the Peloponnese peninsula hanging south.
Official Languages
Greek
Flag Colors
bleublanc
Flag History
The national flag of Greece, popularly referred to as the Blue-and-White or the Cyan-and-White, is officially recognised by Greece as one of its national symbols and has 5 equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white. There is a blue canton in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolises Eastern Orthodox Christianity. The blazon of the flag is azure, four bars argent; on a canton of the field a Greek cross throughout of the second. The shade of blue used in ...
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