Map Of Greece Created By The CIA

The map of Greece above comes from the CIA World Factbook

Greece Location Map

Greece Facts

Full Official Name: Hellenic Republic
Demonym: Greek, Hellene

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Area

Total Area: 131,957 km²
Total Land Area: 130,647 km²
Total Water Area: 1,310 km²

Demographics

Population: 10,461,091

Population Growth Rate: -0.35% (2024 est.)

Largest City: Athens (Population: 643,452)

Ethnic Groups: Greek 91.6%, Albanian 4.4%, other 4% (2011 est.)

Languages: Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%

Religions: Greek Orthodox 81-90%, Muslim 2%, other 3%, none 4-15%, unspecified 1% (2015 est.)

Economy

Currency: Euro

Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $375.78 billion (2023 est.)

GDP per capita (PPP): $36,300 (2023 est.)

Exports Value Per Year: $106.65 billion (2023 est.)

Biggest Export Partners: Italy 10%, Bulgaria 7%, Germany 6%, Cyprus 5%, Turkey 5% (2022)

Imports Value Per Year: $1.609 billion (2021 est.)

Biggest Import Partners: China 12%, Germany 9%, Russia 9%, Italy 7%, Iraq 7% (2022)

Government

Type: parliamentary republic

Capital City: Athens (Population: 643,452)

Other Facts

Time Zone: UTC+2 (EET), UTC+3 (EEST) (DST)

Country Code: GR

Internet TLD: .gr

Climate Map of Greece

The climate map of Greece above was created by Beck, H.E., Zimmermann, N. E., McVicar, T. R., Vergopolan, N., Berg, A., & Wood, E. F.Climate: temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers

Topographic Map of Greece

The topographic map of Greece was created by Captain Blood

What Is Greece Called In Other Languages?

Credit Amazing__Maps

Hellas (Ἑλλάς) — the Greek self-name 🇬🇷

Who uses it: Greeks themselves, and languages influenced directly by Greek

Examples: Hellas, Elláda, Xila

This is the native name of the country in Greek.
Ancient Greeks called their land Hellas and themselves Hellenes.
It comes from Greek mythology (Hellen, ancestor of the Hellenes).
You see this root in academic terms like Hellenistic and Hellenic.

Graikos → Greece – the Roman / Western name

Who uses it: Most of Western Europe and the Americas

Examples: Greece, Grèce, Grecia, Griekenland

The Romans encountered a Greek tribe called the Graikoi.
They generalized that name to all Greeks: Graecus → Graecia.
Latin spread this form across Europe through Roman rule, Christianity, and scholarship.

This is why English says Greece, not Hellas.

Ionia → Yunan / Yunān, the Eastern name

Who uses it: Middle East, South Asia, Central Asia

Examples: Yunanistan (Turkish), Yūnān (Arabic/Persian), Yavana (Sanskrit)

Eastern peoples first met Greeks from Ionia (western Anatolia).
They named all Greeks after that region.
The name spread through Persian, then Arabic, then Islamic and Indian worlds.

Saberdzneti : the Georgian “philosophers” name

Who uses it: Georgian (Kartvelian) language only

Example: Saberdzneti

This one is special and unique.
It comes from the Georgian root brdzeni (“wise”).
Literally means “land of the wise people.”
Reflects Georgia’s early admiration for Greek philosophy and learning.