Greece

Regions

Attica
Central Greece
Central Macedonia
Crete
East Macedonia and Thrace
Epirus
Ionian Islands
Mount Athos
North Aegean
Peloponnese
South Aegean
Thessaly
West Greece
West Macedonia

Country information

Country: Greece
Population: 11,000,000 inhabitants  (Last modified: 27/11/2012 )
Area 131,940 km²
Capital: Athens
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Phone code: +30
Languages: el-GR,en,fr
Domain name: .gr
Postcode form: ### ##
Postcode regex: ^(\d{5})$
ISO3: GRC
Neighbors: Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Turkey
Fips: GR

Current local time in Greece

Current Date:
Friday 02 June 2023
Current Time:
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Time Zone: Europe/Athens
GMT/UTC: + 2  hours
DST started: Sunday, 26 March 2023, 01:00
DST will end: Sunday, 29 October 2023, 01:00


*GMT/UTC - Standard Time Zone
*DST - Daylight Saving Time

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
June 5 Monday Holy Spirit Monday Public Holiday
June 21 Wednesday June Solstice Season
July 24 Monday The Restoration of Democracy Observance
August 15 Tuesday Dormition of the Holy Virgin Public Holiday
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Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 39
Longitude in decimal degrees: 22
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 39° North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 22° East
Height above sea level: 644 m,   2112.86 ft,   25354.34 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)