Greece
Greece 🇬🇷 is a country in Europe & Central Asia with a population of approximately ~10.4 million. Its capital is Athens. This is the complete reference for identifying Greece in MapDash, Worldle, Globle, and other daily geography puzzles — drawn from one of 212 country profiles in the network.
Quick facts
| Flag | 🇬🇷 |
| Continent / region | Europe & Central Asia |
| Capital | Athens |
| Population | ~10.4 million |
| ISO codes | GR / GRC |
| Coordinates | 37.98°, 23.72° |
| Bordering countries | Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania |
Famous for
Known for the Parthenon.
How Greece appears in daily geography puzzles
In MapDash, Greece is identified through the clue sequence: europe & central asia first, then population range (~10.4 million), then bordering countries, then capital (Athens), then a famous-for hint.
In Worldle, Greece is identified by its country outline shape. In Globle, the heat-map proximity game warms guesses as they approach Europe & Central Asia.
Neighboring countries
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Capital Prague · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~10.9 million
Capital Budapest · Europe & Central Asia · Pop. ~9.6 million
Reading Greece in MapDash context
For Greece, the underlying data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.
The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the OpenStreetMap country geometries and MapDash editorial commentary portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.
For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for Greece is typically a peer within recognized sovereign countries with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.
Frequently asked questions
What is the capital of Greece?
The capital of Greece is Athens.
What continent is Greece in?
Greece is in Europe & Central Asia.
What is the population of Greece?
Greece has a population of approximately ~10.4 million.
What countries border Greece?
Greece borders Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania.
What is Greece famous for?
Known for the Parthenon.