Greece

Country in Southern Europe

Greece is a country in Southern Europe, with its capital in Athens. About 10.4 million people live there (2025), making it the 93rd most populous of the 195 countries. At 131,990 km², it is the 95th largest country by area. It borders Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Turkey.

Greece at a glance

Capital: Athens
Population (2025): 10.4 million
Area: 131,990 km²
Density: 79 per km²
Official language: Greek
Currency: Euro
People: Greek
Calling code: +30
Internet domain: .gr
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Greece?

How Greece compares

Population rank

93rd of 195

15th of 45 in Europe

Size rank

95th of 195

14th of 45 in Europe

Crowding

79 per km²

More crowded than 46% of countries

Similar in size: Nicaragua (130,373 km²).
Similar population: Azerbaijan (10.2 million).
The Euro is also used in 37 other places: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and 31 more.
Greek is also an official language in 1 other country: Cyprus.

The flag of Greece

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Greece in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Greece

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Greece so far, from 1,158 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

80% right

158th hardest of 176 · 857 answers

Its flag

87% right

120th hardest of 145 · 155 answers

Its capital

90% right

44th hardest of 58 · 146 answers

Players find Greece on the map in 80% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Italy.
Players recognise the flag of Greece in 87% of tries, one of the highest of any flag. The most common wrong answer is Finland.
Players know that the capital of Greece is Athens in 90% of tries.

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Countries that border Greece

Greece borders 4 countries: Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Turkey.

Quick quiz: Greece

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of Greece?
2. What is the capital of Greece?
3. Which of these borders Greece?

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Questions about Greece

Is Greece a country?

Yes. Greece is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Greece?

The capital of Greece is Athens.

Which countries border Greece?

Greece borders 4 countries: Albania, Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Turkey.

How many countries border Greece?

4. Greece shares a land border with 4 countries.

How big is Greece?

Greece covers 131,990 km², about the same size as Nicaragua (130,373 km²).

Is Greece hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Greece in 80% of 857 tries, 158th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Italy.

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