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Greece Overview |
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Interesting Facts about Greece |
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| Learn about the geography, history, people, climate, government, economy, politics, military, and other aspects of Greece. We have nine pages of interesting Greece facts & figures: on everything from transportation and communications systems to natural hazards to transitional issues facing .Greece. When you hear another country being discussed on the news, visit WorldCountries.info and gets the facts. |
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total: 131,940 sq km land: 130,800 sq km water: 1,140 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers |
| Population |
10,706,290 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French) |
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Official Tourism Site
Greece is famous worldwide as the cradle of human civilization. All visitors may easily visit museums, archaeological sites, monuments, cultural centers throughout the country, all year round.
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Athens News
Greece''s oldest English-language newspaper, founded in 1952, published in Athens.
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CIA World Factbook Description of Greece |
| 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. |
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