Greece
Birthplace of democracy and the Olympics
Passport card
Hellenic Republic
Greece
- Capital
- Athens
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Euro
- Languages
- Greek
- People
- About 1 crore
- Size
- About 1.3 lakh km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
- Gave the world
- Democracy and the Olympic Games
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Athens, and 9:30 am in summer
⭐ Greece's anthem has 158 verses, the most of any anthem; only the first two are sung.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Greece
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Greece
Turn the globe with your finger. Greece has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Greece and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 25 times the size of Greece.
- PeopleIndia has about 140 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1 crore in Greece.
- DistanceAthens is about 5,000 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeGreece is 3½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Athens, or 9:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Greece, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Greece
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Greece's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Greece back on the map
Greece and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Greece worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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