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