| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +2 (Eastern European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Greek |
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| Currency: |
euros (EUR) $1 = €0.89, £1 = €1.19 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .gr | International Dialling Code: 30 |
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For help planning your trip to Greece including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Greece trip planning page.
Further information on Greece
Discover more about Greece - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 131,940 sq km (1,140 sq km under water)
Coastline: 13,676 km (Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, Mediterranean Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Albania (282km), Bulgaria (494km), Macedonia (246km), Turkey (206km)
Highest mountain: Mount Olympus (2,917m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Greece from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Flawed democracy | 41/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Unfree | 130/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 89/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Limited rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 69/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 65/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Hellenic Republic Status: Independent Country
Population: 10,775,557 (rank: 80/196) Density: 81.6 people/sq km (rank: 98/196)
Ethnic groups: population: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census). note: percents represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect data on ethnicity
Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
GDP (PPP): $267.1 billion GDP per capita: $23,600 (rank: 46/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.