Athens
Athens is a capital city in Greece with a population of about 664,046.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU). The Municipality of Athens, which constitutes a small administrative unit of the entire urban area, had a population of 643,452 in 2021, within its official limits, and a land area of 38.96 square kilometres.
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About Athens
| Country | Greece |
| Continent | Europe |
| Explore | ESYE31 |
| Population | 664,046 |
| Local currency | EUR |
| Coordinates | 37.9838, 23.7278 |
| Time zone | Europe/Athens |
| Elevation | 70 m |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Large city |
| Population (Greece) | #1 most populated in Greece |
| Where on Earth | 37°59′2″N · 23°43′40″E |
| Hemisphere | N · E |
| Distance to the equator | 4,228 km |
| Distance to the North Pole | 5,790 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Wuzhong (China) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | -37.98, -156.27 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Cairo | 1,121 km |
| Paris | 2,096 km |
| Moscow | 2,231 km |
| London | 2,392 km |
| Dubai | 3,287 km |
| Beijing | 7,617 km |