greece got there in its independence from the ottoman empire,during the second half of the 19th century and the half of the 20th century.

They gradually added neighboring islands and territories,most greek population follow the defeat of communist in the 1949.

Greece joined nato in 1952 the military dictatorship,which in 1969 suspende many political liberties and forced the king to flee th country.

Democratic elections created a parliamentary republic and abolish the monarchy,greece to joined their community.

the population of greece is 10,665,989 and it contiues to grow ,the location of greece is good location because is close by the agean sea an southern approach to turkish straits a peninsular country possesing in archipeago of about 2,000 islands.

Greece's border countries are abania, bulgaria, turkey, and the former yugoslav republic of mesedonia.