Greece

About Greece

Greece is a country in Southern Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Hellenic Republic. In Arabic, the name is written اليونان, and the capital أثينا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Greece is Athens. Athens lies at about 38° north and 24° east. The official language of Greece is Greek. Its currency is the Euro, with the symbol ⁨€⁩ and the international code EUR. 24 other countries use the same currency, including France, Spain, and Germany.

Greece covers about 131,990 square kilometres, which puts it 95th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Türkiye, Bulgaria, Albania, and North Macedonia. The largest of these neighbours by area is Türkiye. Other countries in Southern Europe include Spain, Italy, and Portugal. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Greece with the other countries of the same region.