Administrative divisions
8 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
Agion OrosAtticaCreteEgeanEpirus-Western MacedoniaMacedonia-ThracePeloponisos-W. Greece & IonianThessalia-Central Greece
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 132,000 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 482,900 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 8 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and TurkeyCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 13,676 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 1,110 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | Albania 212 km; Bulgaria 472 km; North Macedonia 234 km; Turkey 192 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Terrain | mountainous with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islandsCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summersCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potentialCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Mount Olympus 2,917CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Mediterranean Sea 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | 498 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Area (comparative) | slightly smaller than AlabamaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | severe earthquakes volcanism: Santorini (367 m) has been deemed a Decade Volcano by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Methana and Nisyros in the Aegean are also classified as historically activeCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 6 nm; continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
