Southern Europe
Flag of Greece
Where democracy was invented.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #0048a8 50%
- #f0f0f0 31%
- #90a8d8 4%
- #c0d8d8 4%
- #a8c0d8 4%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
Greece in numbers
| Official name | Hellenic Republic |
|---|---|
| Capital | Athens |
| Region | Southern Europe, Europe |
| Population | 10,715,549 |
| Area | 131,990 km² · 81 people per km² |
| Currency | Euro (EUR) |
| Languages | Greek |
| Country codes | GR · GRC · .gr |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Greece has ~6,000 islands and islets — only ~227 are inhabited.
- No point in Greece is more than ~137 km from the sea.
- The Greek language has been written continuously for ~3,400 years — the longest of any Indo-European tongue.
Did you know
~80% of Greece is mountainous, and the country has never been more than partially plain.
Neighbours
Can you name it without the caption?
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.