Greece Geography

What is the terrain and geography like in Greece?

Overview

Greece, a rugged country of mountains and islands. The land area, including the islands, is 50,270 square miles (about the size of Alabama). Only 25% of the land is arable, and much of that is dry and rocky.

Geography - note

strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands

Greece Use of Natural Resources

Geographic Location	Europe
Total Area	50,949 Square Miles 131,957 Square Kilometers
Land Area	50,443 Square Miles 130,647 Square Kilometers
Water Area	506 Square Miles 1,310 Square Kilometers
Land Boundaries	763 Miles 1,228 Kilometers
Irrigated Land	6,004 Square Miles 15,550 Square Kilometers
Border Countries	Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km
Coastline	8,498 Miles 13,676 Kilometers
Geographic Coordinates	39 00 N, 22 00 E
Terrain	mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
Highest Point	2,917 Meters
Highest Point Location	Mount Olympus 2,917 m
Lowest Point Location	Mediterranean Sea 0 m
Natural Resources	lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
Time Zone	UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Daylight saving time	+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

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