Polity · 1822 CE – 1940 CE
First Hellenic Republic
Ἑλληνικὴ Πολιτεία
- Peak recorded area
- 203,774 km²
- 1920 CE
- Data series
- 50
- 1822 CE–1940 CE
Overview
The First Hellenic Republic was the provisional Greek state during the Greek Revolution against the Ottoman Empire. From 1822 until 1827, it was known as the Provisional Administration of Greece, and between 1827 and 1833, it was known as the Hellenic State.
Lead section from Wikipedia, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article.
Territory
21 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 9 further extents, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1940 CE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 17 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population122 obs · 1700 CE–1940 CE | 7.3Mpersons1940 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Urban Population113 obs · 1828 CE–1940 CE | 865Kpersons1940 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Life Expectancy15 obs · 1877 CE–1940 CE | 54.34years1940 CE · Clio-Infra |
| City Pop Thessaloniki9 obs · 1700 CE–1925 CE | 263Kpersons1925 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| City Pop Athens8 obs · 1664 CE–1925 CE | 571Kpersons1925 CE · Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban Population |
| Height Men7 obs · 1870 CE–1940 CE | 169.2cm1940 CE · Clio-Infra |
Economy
3 of 4 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP319 obs · 1622 CE–1940 CE | 4,055int'l $ (inflation adj.)1940 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP per capita108 obs · 1833 CE–1940 CE | 3,5432011 int'l $1940 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Income Inequality Gini3 obs · 1870 CE–1929 CE | 42.17gini (0-1)1929 CE · Clio-Infra |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| CINC Score113 obs · 1828 CE–1940 CE | 0.0025CINC (share of world capability)1940 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption113 obs · 1828 CE–1940 CE | 786Kcoal-ton equivalents1940 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production113 obs · 1828 CE–1940 CE | 15Ktons1940 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Personnel113 obs · 1828 CE–1940 CE | 105Kpersons1940 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure GBP71 obs · 1843 CE–1913 CE | 4.9Mcurrent GBP1913 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Military Expenditure27 obs · 1914 CE–1940 CE | 62.1Mcurrent USD1940 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Coal Production41 obs · 1900 CE–1940 CE | 0.399TWh1940 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Gas Production41 obs · 1900 CE–1940 CE | 0TWh1940 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
| Oil Production41 obs · 1900 CE–1940 CE | 0TWh1940 CE · Our World in Data Energy |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Rule Of Law Index119 obs · 1822 CE–1940 CE | 0.327index (0-1)1940 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Electoral Democracy Index117 obs · 1822 CE–1940 CE | 0.042index (0-1)1940 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Liberal Democracy Index117 obs · 1822 CE–1940 CE | 0.047index (0-1)1940 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Participatory Democracy Index117 obs · 1822 CE–1940 CE | 0.03index (0-1)1940 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Polity2110 obs · 1827 CE–1940 CE | -8index (-10 to 10)1940 CE · Clio-Infra |
| Regime Type39 obs · 1900 CE–1940 CE | 0RoW index (0-3)1940 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 14 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Freedom Of Expression Index119 obs · 1822 CE–1940 CE | 0.033index (0-1)1940 CE · V-Dem v15 |
| Tech Railway Line Km108 obs · 1825 CE–1938 CE | 2,976km1938 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Telegraph101 obs · 1830 CE–1939 CE | 5.09count1939 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Radios86 obs · 1830 CE–1939 CE | 32count1939 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Mail Items83 obs · 1840 CE–1939 CE | 111items1939 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
| Tech Merchant Shipping Tonnage72 obs · 1840 CE–1939 CE | 1,837gross tons1939 CE · CHAT (Comin-Hobijn) |
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Greek
Memberships
- Greece–Bulgaria Defense Pact (1912)Military alliance · member1912 CE – 1913 CE
- Yugoslavia–Greece Defense Pact (1913)Military alliance · member1913 CE – 1918 CE
- Italy–Greece Non-Aggression Pact (1928)Historical alliance · member1928 CE – 1935 CE
- Greece–Romania Non-Aggression Pact (1928)Historical alliance · member1928 CE – 1934 CE
- Yugoslavia–Greece Non-Aggression Pact (1929)Historical alliance · member1929 CE – 1941 CE
- Greece–Turkey Non-Aggression Pact (1930)Historical alliance · member1930 CE – 1941 CE
- 4-member Defense Pact (1934)Military alliance · member1934 CE – 1940 CE
- 9-member Defense Pact (1937)Military alliance · member1937 CE – 1939 CE
- 5-member Non-Aggression Pact (1938)Historical alliance · member1938 CE – 1940 CE
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Chandler/Modelski Historical Urban PopulationChandler 1987 / Modelski 2003
Chandler, T. (1987). Four Thousand Years of Urban Growth; Modelski, G. (2003). World Cities: -3000 to 2000.
Compiled from published works (Chandler 1987; Modelski 2003)
CHAT (Comin-Hobijn)2009 (FinalCHAT_72909)
Comin, D. & Hobijn, B. (2009). The CHAT Dataset. NBER Working Paper 15319.
NBER research data, freely downloadable
Clio-Infra2017 datasets
Clio-Infra project (2017). Reconstructions of global inequality and well-being. International Institute of Social History.
Academic use, attribution
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
Our World in Data (2024). Energy dataset. Based on Energy Institute & Ember.
CC BY 4.0
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
First Hellenic Republic is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.