Greece

Guide to GREECE

GREECE which official name is Hellenic Republic or Greece, is a country from Europe located at the Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. GREECE with 1,228 km sq km, limits with: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km; and is divided in 51 prefectures . GREECE's capital is Athens which is the most populated city with about 729,139 inhabitants.

History of GREECE

GREECE's government is parliamentary republic; a Republic with a Ceremonial government type, with President Karolos Papoulias as head of state and Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis as head of government.

Other symbols of GREECE are Greek anthem "Imnos eis tin Eleftherian (Hymn to Freedom) Greek flag.Greek flag is composed by 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 .

GREECE's history is quite long: Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and Communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. A military dictatorship, which in 1967 suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country, lasted seven years. The 1974 democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981 Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the euro zone in 2001.

GREECEs geography

Guide to travel to GREECE

If you are thinking on traveling to GREECE, you will have to take in consideration some points like GREECE's currency, GREECE's weather, GREECE's national holiday and GREECE's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. GREECE`s currency is called euro ( €), which is divided in 100 cents. For your consideration, euro's exchange rate is about 0 per dolar.0.6347688642.

GREECE's weather is characterized to be temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to GREECE.

You can also consider to visit GREECE on it's national holiday to get in GREECE's culture. If you do so, GREECE's national holiday is called Independence Day, 25 March.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of GREECE: Mount Olympus 2,917 m. And try also to get to GREECE's lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit GREECE's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to GREECE, with more than 82 airports and 2 airlines, you will get to GREECE without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. GREECE has about2,571 of railways, and also6 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Greek Culture

GREECE is known by Greeks as Elliniki Dhimokratia or Ellas or Ellada in the shortened way. Greek, about 10,706,290 people, are composed by different ethnics: population: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census). And they also have different languages: Greek.

Another relevant point nowadays it's GREECE's religion. Greeks are divided in Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%. So you can visit any of it's8 like St. Theodora Cathedral, Corfu .

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