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Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country located mostly on the Balkan peninsula of Southeastern Europe, with thousands of islands extending geographically to Asia Minor. It has a population of around 10 million.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.0 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.6
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 4.0
- Influence 2.3
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 24 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Athens
- Population
- 10,400,720 inh.
- Area
- 131,990 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- parliamentary republic
Executive in office
Head of State
Konstantínos Tasoúlas
Head of Government
Kyriákos Mitsotákis
Government in office 1 members
ministre des Finances
Kyriákos Pierrakákis
Parliament
Parlement grec
300 seats
Inception 1843
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
281 G$
GDP / capita
26,948 $
Growth
2.1 %
Inflation
2.5 %
Unemployment
8.5 %
Defense / GDP
3.1 %
Life expectancy
81.8 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Naval Support Activity Souda Bay
United States of America · Crète
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- contrôle Mer Égée Disputes maritimes avec Turquie
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.74/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
85/100
Corruption (CPI)
50/100
Press freedom (RSF)
55/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#35
Annual budget
7.8 Md$
Defense effort
3.0 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Bauxite (UE) — 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
56 Md$
Imports
96 Md$
Balance
-40 Md$
Top exports
- 32.0% Pétrole raffiné 18 Md$
- 5.0% Médicaments 3 Md$
Top imports
- 23.0% Pétrole brut 22 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
81%
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GBR
88%
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FRA
95%
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DEU
95%
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RUS
16%
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CHN
27%
Abstention: 11%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.908/1
Gini
33.4
Refugees hosted
134,563
Refugees originating
94
National anthem
Hymne à la Liberté
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- NATO
- EU
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- Francophonie (OIF)
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 5,887 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 5,863, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)