World Context: Greece

Source and mapping status

This page maps the site registry entry “Greece” to the supplied dataset entity “Greece.” Mapping status: exact-name. The source is a frozen 2025 snapshot; dates embedded in individual fields remain controlling.

• Source entity count: 1.
• Selected public fields present: 19.
• Independent corroboration in this page: none.

Place and environment

Location: Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey Area: total : 131,957 sq km; land: 130,647 sq km; water: 1,310 sq km Climate: temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers Terrain: mountainous with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands 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 active Environmental issues: air pollution; air emissions from transport and electricity power stations; water pollution; degradation of coastal zones; loss of biodiversity; municipal and industrial waste disposal

Population, settlement, and language context

Population: total: 10,424,536 (2025 est.); male: 5,105,879; female: 5,318,657 Population distribution: one third of the population lives in and around metropolitan Athens; the remainder of the country has moderate population density mixed with sizeable urban clusters Urbanization: urban population: 80.7% of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 0.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) Languages: Greek (official) 99%, other (includes English and French) 1%

Public and legal context

Capital: name: Athens; geographic coordinates: 37 59 N, 23 44 E; time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time); daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October; etymology: the origin of the name is uncertain; according to tradition, the city is named after Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, but the name is probably pre-Hellenic Government type: parliamentary republic Legal system: civil legal system based on Roman law

Economy and connectivity context

Economic overview: high-income EU and eurozone economy; growth above euro average, supported by private consumption and EU fund investments; structural reforms strengthening public finances and enhancing resilience within banking system; declining unemployment but low labor productivity and skill shortages Industries: tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2022 est.) Internet users: percent of population: 85% (2023 est.) Airports: 82 (2025) Ports: total ports: 57 (2024); large: 1; medium: 7; small: 7; very small: 42; ports with oil terminals: 13; key ports: Alexandroupoli, Iraklion, Kerkira, Ormos Aliveriou, Piraievs, Soudha, Thessaloniki, Volos

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