Flag of Greece
Nine horizontal stripes alternate blue and white. A white cross on blue sits in the upper hoist corner.
What Does the Flag of Greece Mean?
The nine stripes are often linked to the nine syllables of the motto “Eleftheria i Thanatos” (Freedom or Death). The cross represents the Greek Orthodox Church.
Main colours: bluewhite
Flags That Look Like Greece’s
Uruguay. Uruguay also has nine blue and white stripes, but with a sun instead of a cross.
Key Facts About Greece
| Official name | Hellenic Republic |
|---|---|
| Capital | Athens |
| Continent | Europe (Southern Europe) |
| Land area | 131,990 km² — #95 of 195 |
| Languages | Greek |
| Currency | Euro |
| Flag colours | blue, white |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | December 22, 1978 (as the sole national flag) |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | GR / GRC / 300 |
Which Countries Border Greece?
Greece shares a land border with 4 countries:
Albania — capital Tirana
Bulgaria — capital Sofia
North Macedonia — capital Skopje
Turkey — capital Ankara
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Other Countries in Europe
- AlbaniaTirana
AndorraAndorra la Vella
AustriaVienna
BelarusMinsk
BelgiumBrussels
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo- BulgariaSofia
CroatiaZagreb
CyprusNicosia
CzechiaPrague
DenmarkCopenhagen
EstoniaTallinn
FinlandHelsinki
FranceParis
GermanyBerlin
HungaryBudapest
IcelandReykjavik
IrelandDublin
ItalyRome
LatviaRiga
LiechtensteinVaduz
LithuaniaVilnius
LuxembourgLuxembourg
MaltaValletta
MoldovaChișinău
MonacoMonaco
MontenegroPodgorica
NetherlandsAmsterdam- North MacedoniaSkopje
NorwayOslo
PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
RomaniaBucharest
RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino
SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana
SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm
SwitzerlandBern
UkraineKyiv
United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of Greece: FAQ
What does the flag of Greece look like?
Nine horizontal stripes alternate blue and white. A white cross on blue sits in the upper hoist corner.
What colours are on the flag of Greece?
The main colours are blue, white.
When was the flag of Greece adopted?
The current flag was adopted on December 22, 1978 (as the sole national flag).
What is the capital of Greece?
The capital of Greece is Athens.
Which flags look like the flag of Greece?
Uruguay also has nine blue and white stripes, but with a sun instead of a cross.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.