Greece
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Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for
the following climate stations in Greece
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| Official name: |
Hellenic Republic
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| Capital: |
Athens
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| Area: |
total: 131,940 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km
land: 130,800 sq km
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| Climate: |
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
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| Location: |
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
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| Geographic coordinates: |
39 00 N, 22 00 E
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Alabama
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 1,228 km
border countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 246 km
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| Coastline: |
13,676 km
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| Terrain: |
mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Olympus 2,917 m
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Map of Greece
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