Country profile
Greece
Hellenic Republic · Southern Europe
👥 Population
10,413,962
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Athens
🗺 Area
131,990 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$280.64B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.908
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
79 /km²
💱 Currency
EUR
Euro
🗣 Languages
Greek
About Greece
Greece (officially Hellenic Republic) is a country in Southern Europe, with Athens as its capital. It is home to roughly 10.41 million people, giving a population density of about 79 people per square kilometre. The country covers 131,990 km² of land and shares land borders with 4 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $280.64B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.908. The official currency is the Euro (EUR), and the main language is Greek.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$461.23B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$44,327
GDP growth
2.1%
Inflation
2.5%
Unemployment
8.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
81.8 yrs
Fertility rate
1.24
Pop. growth
0.1%
Urban population
79.2%
Infant mortality /1k
3.2
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
86.3%
Literacy rate
93.9%
Physicians /1k
6.58
Renewable energy
21.5%
Travel & practical
Capital
Athens
Currency
EUR
Dialing code
+30
Internet TLD
.gr
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Fun facts about Greece
- Greece is the 93rd most populous country in the world, with about 10.41 million people.
- By land area it is the 95th-largest country in the world, covering 131,990 km².
- It has the world's 51st-largest economy by nominal GDP ($280.64B).
- Greece shares land borders with 4 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.908.
- Greece has a population density of about 79 people per square kilometre.
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