Greece is considered a great nation due to its total area. Its total area is 131,957 km² (approx. 50,949 mi²). The Greek continental shelf is approximately 81,451 km² (approximately 31,448 mi²) in size. Greece is in Europe. Europe is a continent whose borders go back to antiquity. The European countries include the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Malta and the Vatican. Greece has 4 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Macedonia. Greece is not a landlocked country. This means that it is bounded by at least one larger body of water. The average elevation range of Greece is 498 m (1,634 ft).

Neighbors
The total length of land borders of Greece is 1110 kilometers (~ 429 miles). Greece shares its land borders with 4 different countries and has the same number of unique land borders with neighboring areas. If, as in the case of Greece, a country has the same number of distinct neighboring areas as land borders, then that country has no discontinuous sections of land border. This is in contrast to several countries that have several non-contiguous sections of land borders. Greece has 4 neighboring countries. Its neighbors include Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey and Macedonia. The lengths of the land borders of Greece with its neighboring countries are as follows:

Albania - 282 km (175 mi),
Bulgaria - 494 km (307 mi),
Turkey - 206 km (128 mi),
Macedonia - 246 km (153 miles).


Cities
The capital of Greece is Athens. The largest city in Greece is Athens.

Elevation
The average elevation range of Greece is 498 m (1,634 ft). The highest point in Greece is Mount Olympus with an official height of 2919 m (9,577 ft). The lowest point in Greece is the Mediterranean Sea. The difference in altitude between the highest (Mount Olympus) and lowest (Mediterranean) point in Greece is 2919 m (2 ft).

Area
The total land area of ​​Greece is 131,957 km² (approx. 50,949 mi²). and the total exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is 505,572 km² (~ 195,202 mi²). The continental shelf of Greece is approximately 81,451 km². Including the land mass and the EEZ, the total area of ​​Greece is approximately 637,529 km² (~ 246,150 mi²). Greece is considered a great nation due to its total area.

Forest and farmland
37,520 km² of the Greek territory are covered with forests, and the forest area comprises 28% of the total land area. Greece has 26,749 km² of arable land, which makes up 20% of the total area of ​​the country.