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Greece

Flag of Greece

Flag of Greece

 

Official name: Hellenic Republic
Flag description: nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country
Capital: Athens
Location: Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey


Map of Greece

Map of Greece

 

 


 

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