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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Alabama
Area > Land	130,800 sq km		[95th of 238]
Area > Total	131,940 sq km		[101st of 250]
Capital city with population	Athens - 745,514
Climate temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Forested Land	27.9%		[98th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	39 00 N, 22 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km
Land use > Arable land	20.45%		[49th of 258]
Largest city Athens
Largest city population	3,093,000		[35th of 174]
Largest city with population	Athens - 745,514
Location Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Map references Europe
Natural resources lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
Population density	81.86 people per sqkm		[111st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	86.14 people/m²		[93rd of 204]
Precipitation	371 mm		[78th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	131,960 km²		[95th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Mount Olympus

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