Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Alabama |
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Alabama |
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Area > Land
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130,800 sq km |
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[95th of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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12.198 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[117th of 227]
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Area > Total
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131,940 sq km |
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[101st of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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12.305 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[121st of 231]
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Area > Water
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1,140 sq km |
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[95th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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106.315 sq km per million people |
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[96th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Athens - 745,514 |
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Climate
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers |
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Coastline
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13,676 km |
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[19th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Mount Olympus 2,917 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
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Europe > Area
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131,940 km²
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[13th of 38]
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Forested Land
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27.9% |
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[98th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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39 00 N, 22 00 E |
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Geography > Note
strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands |
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Irrigated land
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14,530 sq km |
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[37th of 196]
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Irrigated land (per capita)
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1,318.087 sq km per million people |
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[9th of 167]
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Land area > sq. km
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128,900 km²
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[95th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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11.608 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[112nd of 206]
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Land boundaries > Border countries
Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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1,228 km |
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[114th of 166]
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Land boundaries > Total (per capita)
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114.522 km per million people |
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[112nd of 164]
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Land use > Arable land
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20.45% |
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[49th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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70.96% |
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[195th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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8.59% |
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[38th of 258]
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Largest city
Athens |
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Largest city population
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3,093,000 |
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[35th of 174]
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Largest city population (per capita)
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0.29 per capita |
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[35th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Athens - 745,514 |
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Location
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey |
Map references
Europe |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[66th of 191]
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Natural hazards
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severe earthquakes |
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Natural resources
lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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41°44'N |
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Population density
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81.86 people per sqkm |
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[111st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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86.14 people/m²
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[93rd of 204]
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Precipitation
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371 mm |
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[78th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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173.3 people/km² of arable lan |
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[42nd of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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131,960 km²
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[95th of 206]
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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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11.884 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[111st of 207]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Mount Olympus |
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Terrain
mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands |
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