Greece
Located in south eastern Europe, on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula Greece is near the three continents Europe, Asia and Africa. It has an area of 131,957 square kilometers and a population of about 11 million. The country consists of three main geographic areas: the largest is the mainland, the Peloponnese peninsula separated from the mainland by the canal of the Corinth Isthmus, and some 6,000 islands scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Sea in the Greek archipelago.
A large segment, 80 percent, of the country is mountainous or hilly. At the same time, it has 16,000 kilometers of coastline. Of those 7,500 are in the thousands islands of the Greek archipelago.
It has an area of 131,957 square kilometers and a population of about 11 million. The country consists of three main geographic areas: the largest is the mainland, the Peloponnese peninsula separated from the mainland by the canal of the Corinth Isthmus, and some ,.000 islands scattered in the Aegean and Ionian Sea in the Greek archipelago.
A large segment, 80 percent, of the country is mountainous or hilly. At the same time, it has 16,000 kilometers of coastline. Of those 7,500 are in the thousands islands of the Greek archipelago.
