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Greece Geography - 2002 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb2002/greece/greece_geography.html SOURCE: 2002 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey Geographic coordinates 39 00 N, 22 00 E Map references Europe Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Alabama Land boundaries
Coastline 13,676 km Maritime claims
Climate temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers Terrain mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands Elevation extremes
Natural resources bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential Land use
Irrigated land 14,220 sq km (1998 est.) Natural hazards severe earthquakes Environment - current issues air pollution; water pollution Environment - international agreements
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
NOTE: The information regarding Greece on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Greece Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Greece Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA. |