Location:
- Southern Europe;
- borders Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea;
- peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 3,000 islands, dominating the Aegean Sea and the southern entrance to the Turkish Straits;
- Neighbours: Cyprus, Turkey, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Italy.

Climate:
- Mediterranean climate with mild wet winters and hot, dry summers;
- snowfalls do occur occasionally during the winter.

Natural Hazards:
- severe earthquakes;
- droughts;
- wildfires.

Macro indicators

* 2018 estimates

Surface:	131,957	km2
Population*:	10.7	million
Pop. density*:	81.4	people/km2
GDP*:	185.5	EUR billion
GDP/capita*:	17,274.8	EUR

European Union:
EU member, since 1981

Currency: Euro
Code: EUR
Since: 2001


Insurance market portfolio
* 2018 estimates

TOTAL LIFE*:	48	%
TOTAL NON-LIFE*:	52	%
Overall Property*:	11	%
Overall Motor*:	25	%

Sources:

• Hellenic Association of Insurance Companies
• Bank of Greece