Greece
Hellenic Republic · Ελλάδα
Greece (GR, GRC) is a country in Southern Europe, with Athens as its capital. The currency is the Euro (EUR, €). The international dialling code is +30; mobile numbers are written like 691 234 5678. The time zone is Europe/Athens. Official language: Greek.
CurrencyEUR€
Dial code+30e.g. 691 234 5678
Time zoneAthensUTC+02:00
LanguageGreek
CapitalAthens
Population10.5M132K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Hellenic Republic
- Native name
- Ελλάδα
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- GR
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- GRC
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 300
- IOC code
- GRE
- Demonym
- Greek
- Capital
- Athens
- Region
- Europe › Southern Europe
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Southern Europe
- European Union
- Eurozone
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .gr
- Coordinates
- 39, 22
- Area
- 131,990 km²
- Population
- 10,461,100
- GDP
- $375.8B ($35.9K per person)
- Literacy
- 97.3%
- Landlocked
- No
Currency
Euro EUR
- Symbol
- €
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- 1.234,50 €
Former currencies: GRD
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greek el | Official | 99% (10.4M) | |
| English en | 51% (5.3M) | ||
| French fr | 7.3% (763.7K) | ||
| German de | 5% (523.1K) | ||
| Pontic pnt | 3.7% (387.1K) | ||
| Macedonian mk | 1.6% (167.4K) | ||
| Turkish tr | 1.2% (125.5K) | ||
| Bulgarian bg | 0.27% (28.2K) | ||
| Albanian sq | 0.096% (10K) | ||
| Tsakonian tsd | 0.0019% (198.8) | ||
| gmy gmy | 0% (0) | ||
| Ancient Greek grc | 0% (0) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe/Athens | UTC+02:00 | UTC+03:00 | Eastern European Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +30
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- none
- National number length
- 10–12 digits
- Emergency number
- 100 pattern 1(?:00|12|66|99)
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 21 2345 6789 | +30 21 2345 6789 | XX XXXX XXXX | 10 |
| Mobile | 691 234 5678 | +30 691 234 5678 | XXX XXX XXXX | 10 |
| Toll free | 800 123 4567 | +30 800 123 4567 | XXX XXX XXXX | [10-12] |
| Premium rate | 909 123 4567 | +30 909 123 4567 | XXX XXX XXXX | 10 |
| Shared cost | 801 123 4567 | +30 801 123 4567 | XXX XXX XXXX | 10 |
| Personal number | 70 1234 5678 | +30 70 1234 5678 | XX XXXX XXXX | 10 |
| Universal access | 5005 000123 | +30 5005 000123 | XXXX XXXXXX | 10 |
Show the 4 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{4})(\d{4}) | 21|7 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{4})(\d{6}) | 2(?:2|3[2-57-9]|4[2-469]|5[2-59]|6[2-9]|7[2-69]|8[2-49])|5 | $1 $2 | $1 $2 |
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{4}) | [2689] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{3})(\d{3,4})(\d{5}) | 8 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{Postal code} {City}
- Required fields
- Street address, City, Postal code
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{3} ?\d{2}- Examples
- 151 24 · 151 10 · 101 88
- Post office lookup
- https://postalcodes.elta.gr
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 4 days of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 12-hour (1–12), also H, hb, hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the Greek (Greece) locale (el-GR), amounts in EUR.
- Number
- 1.234.567,891
- Percent
- 45,7%
- Currency (EUR)
- 1.234.567,89 €
- Accounting
- -1.234.567,89 €
- Currency, name
- 1.234.567,89 ευρώ
- Compact short
- 1,2 εκ.
- Compact long
- 1,2 εκατομμύρια
- Scientific
- 1,235e6
- Speed
- 88 χιλιόμετρα ανά ώρα
- Temperature
- 21,5°C
- Date, full
- Παρασκευή 27 Μαρτίου 2026
- Date, long
- 27 Μαρτίου 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 Μαρ 2026
- Date, short
- 27/3/26
- Time, medium
- 3:04:05 μ.μ.
- Time, short
- 3:04 μ.μ.
- Date and time
- 27 Μαρ 2026, 3:04 μ.μ.
- Month and year
- Μάρτιος 2026
- Weekday
- Παρασκευή
- Relative time
- χθες · σε 3 ημέρες · πριν από 2 ώρες
- List: and
- A, B και C
- List: or
- A, B ή C