Facts About Greece
Name of the country: Elliniki Dimokratia Ellas, Ellada
People: Ellines Hellenes Women: Ellenides Men: Ellines
Size: 131.940 sq. km land 99%, sea 1%
Coastline: 13676km
Population: just under 11000000 46% men, 54% women
Language: Greek Ellinika
Coordinates: 39 00N 22 00E
Borders to: Albania, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Turkey
Highest mountain: Mt Olympus, 2917 m
Capital: Athens
Natural resources: petroleum, marble, hydropower, magnesite, lignite, bauxite and gold
Natural hazards: earthquakes
Currency: EURO Religion: 98% Greek Orthodox, 1,3 Muslim, 0,7 Other
Literacy: 95%
Population growth: 021%
Life expectancy: 81,16 (women), 78,44 (men)
Work branches: 8,3 % agriculture, 27,3 % industry, 64,4 % services
Unemployment: 9,9% 1999
Industries: agriculture: food, wine, tobacco, dairy products, olives, tomatoes, potatoes, meat, corn, wheat, barley, sugar beetsTourism, textiles, Chemicals, Metal, Mining, petroleum.
Government: parliamentary republic, until 1974 monarchy
Administrative divisions: 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos)and 1 autonomous region; Ayion Oros Mt. Athos, Aitolia kai Akarnania, Achaia, Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attici, Dodekanisos, Drama, Evritania, Evros, Evvoia, Florina, Fokis, Fthiotida, Grevena, Ilia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Cephalonia, Kerkyra Corfu, Halcidiki, Chania, Chios, Cyclades, Kilkis, Korinth, Kozani, Lakonia, Larissa, Lasithi, Lesvos, Lefcas, Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethymnon, Rodhopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthos
National Holiday: 25 March 1821 Day when the war of independence broke out.
Chief of State: Konstantinos Kostis Stephanopoulos
Prime Minister: Konstantinos Simitis of the socialist party (PASOK) sonce 10/2 1995
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Elections: every 4 years
Parliament: 300 seats, the MP's are voted by the people for four years.
Last election: PASOK 43,8%, Nea Dimokratia 42,7% KKE 5,5%
Buget: $45 billion income, $47,6 billion expenses
National debt: $42 million
Electricity: 91,24% hydro, 8,26% fossil fuel, 0,5% other
Ports and harbors: Alexandroupolis, Eleusis, Irakleion, Kavala, Kerkyra Corfu, Chalkis, Igoumenitsa, Lavrion, Patras, Pireus, Thessaloniki, Volos
International organizations: Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CCC, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EIB, EU, FAO, G- 6, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM guest, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM, UNMIBH, UNOMIG, UPU, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO, ZC
Trade partners: Germany, Italy, UK, France, Netherlands, US.
National Service: Obligatory, usually around 1,5-2 years.
Military branches: Hellenic Army, Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Air Force, National Guard, Police