GRC · Europe

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)

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Data refreshed on 2026.11.04 · source: Wikidata

Points to watch 2026.11.04

Context
Hosts 1 foreign base: United States of America.

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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 28 (list of 2026.10.27), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.11.03).

Capital: Athens
Population: 10,400,720 inh.
Area: 131,990 km²
Currency: EUR
Regime: parliamentary republic

Executive in office

Head of State

Konstantínos Tasoúlas

since 2025.03.13 Nouvelle Démocratie

Head of Government

Kyriákos Mitsotákis

since 2019.06.08 Nouvelle Démocratie

Government in office · 1 members

ministre des Finances

Kyriákos Pierrakákis

since 2025.03.01 Nouvelle Démocratie Finance

Parliament

Parlement grec

300 seats

Inception 1843

New Democracy 156
Independent politician 48
PASOK – Movement for Change PASOK-KINAL 36
Communist Party of Greece KKE 21
SYRIZA 12
Greek Solution 11
Victory 8
Course of Freedom 5
Vacant 3

Composition · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · 2026.11.04

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

281 G$

2025 ↑ +9.5 % vs 2024

GDP / capita

26,948 $

2025 ↑ +9.4 % vs 2024

Growth

2.1 %

2025 ↓ -0.0 pt vs 2024

Inflation

2.5 %

2025 ↓ -0.3 pt vs 2024

Unemployment

8.5 %

2025 ↓ -1.5 pt vs 2024

Defense / GDP

3.0 %

2025 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2024

Life expectancy

81.8 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.1 % vs 2023

Military bases Institute · Wikipedia

active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil

Foreign bases on national soil 1

1

Naval Support Activity Souda Bay

United States of America · Crète

Naval · since 1959 · Wikipédia ↗

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

#43 electoral democracy 2025

Freedoms (Freedom House)

85/100

Free 2026

Corruption (CPI)

50/100

#562025

Press freedom (RSF)

55/100

#862026

Military posture SIPRI · 2025

Global spending rank

#35

SIPRI 2025

Annual budget

7.8 Md$

2025USD constants 2024

Defense effort

3.0 %PIB

2025

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$

Export partners

Italie 9.5%
Allemagne 7.0%
Bulgarie 6.5%

Import partners

Allemagne 9.0%
Italie 7.0%
Chine 6.0%

Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten

Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.

USA 81%
GBR 88%
FRA 95%
DEU 95%
RUS 16%
CHN 27%

Abstention: 11%

Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025

HDI

0.908/1

#342023

Gini

33.4

moderate2023

Refugees hosted

134,563

UNHCR 2025

Refugees originating

UNHCR 2025

National anthem

Hymne à la Liberté

Composer · Nikólaos Mántzaros

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 5,710 times a day (French and English). On 2026.11.03: 4,705, or ×0.8.

French + English French usual level 2026.08.06 · 2026.11.03 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users

Sources and freshness

Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
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 2026-11-04
Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-11-04
Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-27 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-11-03 · read on 2026-11-04
Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-10-23 · read on 2026-11-04
Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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