| | Geographic Coordinates: | 39 00 N, 22 00 E | | Location: | Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey | | Area: | total: 131,940 sq km
land: 130,800 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km | | Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than Alabama | | Land boundaries: | total: 1,228 km
border countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km | | Coastline: | 13,676 km | | Terrain: | mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands | | Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Olympus 2,917 m | | Capital: | 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos) and 1 autonomous region*; Achaia, Agion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Aitolia kai Akarnania, Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attiki, Chalkidiki, Chanion, Chios, Dodekanisos, Drama, Evros, Evrytania, Evvoia, Florina, Fokidos, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ileia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkyra, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Kyklades, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lefkas, Lesvos, Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethynnis, Rodopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthos |
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