Greece (Hellenic Republic), GR

Greece: Located in Southeast Europe, this country occupies the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, bordering the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas.

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Location of Hellenic Republic

Country Snapshot

Hellenic Republic at a glance

Hellenic Republic currently has 618 quality-checked populated place pages and 0 state or regional pages linked on MapSof.

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Mapped cities & towns

618

These counts use a stricter populated-place filter so the main lists stay focused on real city and town pages.

Largest city

Chóra

Population 6,434,501

Quick Facts about Hellenic Republic

Population 10,400,720
Country Greece
Plate code GR
Area 131957 km2
Official name Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, République hellénique, Ελλάδα
Has part Greek Islands
Continent Europe
Easternmost point Point(26.63497925 41.38434357)
Northernmost point Point(26.17 41.75)
Latitude & Longitude 39.0000,22.0000
Legislative body Hellenic Parliament
Named for Greeks
Official language Demotic Greek, Greek
Capital Athens, Nauplion
Establishment April 06, 1821 (205 years ago)
Time Zone Europe/Athens, Eastern European Summer Time, UTC+03:00, Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00
Local time 02:17:55 (23rd April 2026)
The Parthenon in Athens image
The Parthenon in Athens image

Geography

Hellenic Republic is located at 39°0'0"N 22°0'0"E (39.0000000, 22.0000000). It has 4 neighbors: Turkey, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Albania.

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The largest city of Hellenic Republic is Athens with a population of 664,046. Other cities include, Thessaloníki population 315,196, Pátra population 168,034, Lárisa population 144,651 and Irákleion population 137,154. See all Hellenic Republic cities & populated places.

Official website of Hellenic Republic

Official Website
  • Mount Athos
  • North Aegean Region
  • Epirus Region
  • South Aegean
  • West Greece Region
  • West Macedonia Region
  • Ionian Islands Region
  • Peloponnese Region
  • Dodecanese
  • Thessaly Region
  • Centre Macedonia Region
  • Central Greece Region
  • East Macedonia and Thrace
  • Attica Region
  • Crete Region

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1828 753,400 - census
1856 1,062,627 29.1% census
1861 1,096,810 3.12% census
1896 2,443,806 55.12% census
1907 2,631,952 7.15% census
1920 5,536,375 52.46% census
1928 6,204,684 10.77% census
1940 7,344,860 15.52% census
1951 7,632,801 3.77% census
1960 8,331,725 8.39% census
1961 8,398,050 0.79% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1962 8,448,233 0.59% census
1963 8,479,625 0.37% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1964 8,510,429 0.36% census
1965 8,550,333 0.47% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1966 8,613,651 0.74% census
1967 8,684,088 0.81% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1968 8,740,765 0.65% census
1969 8,772,764 0.36% estimation process
1970 8,792,806 0.23% census
1971 8,831,036 0.43% census
1972 8,888,628 0.65% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1973 8,929,086 0.45% census
1974 8,962,022 0.37% census
1975 9,046,541 0.93% census
1976 9,188,150 1.54% census
1977 9,308,479 1.29% estimation process
1978 9,429,959 1.29% census
1979 9,548,258 1.24% census
1980 9,642,505 0.98% census
1981 9,729,350 0.89% census
1982 9,789,513 0.61% estimation process
1983 9,846,627 0.58% census
1984 9,895,801 0.5% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1985 9,934,300 0.39% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
1986 9,967,213 0.33% census
1987 10,000,595 0.33% census
1988 10,036,983 0.36% census
1989 10,089,498 0.52% census
1990 10,156,902 0.66% census
1991 10,256,292 0.97% census
1992 10,369,866 1.1% census
1993 10,465,528 0.91% census
1994 10,553,035 0.83% census
1995 10,634,385 0.76% census
1996 10,709,173 0.7% census
1997 10,776,504 0.62% census
1998 10,834,880 0.54% census
1999 10,882,580 0.44% census
2000 10,917,482 0.32% census
2001 10,951,764 0.31% census
2002 10,983,723 0.29% census
2003 11,018,324 0.31% 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z
2004 11,055,729 0.34% census
2005 11,092,913 0.34% census
2006 11,127,947 0.31% estimation process
2007 11,163,002 0.31% census
2008 11,186,439 0.21% census
2009 11,187,085 0.01% census
2010 11,153,454 -0.3% census
2011 11,123,213 -0.27% census
2012 11,092,771 -0.27% census
2013 11,027,549 -0.59% census
2014 10,775,557 -2.34% estimation process
2015 10,820,883 0.42% (Worldbank)
2016 10,775,971 -0.42% (Worldbank)
2017 10,760,421 -0.14% census
2018 10,732,882 -0.26% (Worldbank)
2019 10,716,322 -0.15% (Worldbank)
2026 10,400,720 -3.03%
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Chania Municipalities Map
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Corinth, Greece (nasa)
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