Largest Cities

City

Population

Estimated

Athens

741,900

2002

Thessaloniki

358,600

2002

Piraevs

178,000

2002

Key Data

Region:

Europe

Population:

11,019,700 October 2002

Area Total:

131,940 km²

Area Land:

130,800 km²

Coast Line:

13,676 km km

Capital:

Athens

Climate:

Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers

Languages:

Greek; some speakers of English, French, Turkish, Macedonian, Romanian, Romani, Bulgarian and Albanian

Currency:

1 Euro = 100 cents

Holiday:

Independence Day, 25 March (1821)

Average Daily Temperature

Capital:

Athens

January:

10.2°C / 50.4°F

July:

27.9°C / 82.2°F

Annual Rainfall:

371.4mm / 14.6''

Boundaries

Bulgaria:

494km

Albania:

282km

Macedonia:

228km

Turkey:

206km