Greece is located in southeastern Europe, occupying the southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula. Famed for the beauty of its landscape, Greece is dominated by mountains and sea. The Aegean, Mediterranean, and Ionian seas constitute the country's eastern, southern, and western borders, and no part of mainland Greece is more than 100 km from the water. Islands constitute about one-fifth of the country's land area. Greece's most striking economic development of the postwar period has been its emergence as a major tourist destination.

Area: 131,940 sq km

Population: 10.66 million

Capital: Athens

People: The government does not recognize any ethnicity other than Greek. However, a foreign population does exist.

Language: Greek

Religion: 98% Greek Orthodox, 1.3% Muslim, 0.7% other

Government: Parliamentary Republic

GDP: US$203.3 billion

Major Industries: Tourism, shipping, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products, mining and petroleum products

Major Trading Partners: Germany, Italy, France, UK, and USA