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Country Name

Greece

Country Code

GR, GRC

Country Calling Code

+30

Country Profile

Destination Greece, a Nations Online profile of Hellas, the country in the Mediterranean, occupying the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe. The Hellenic Republic (the official name) is composed of two main peninsulas and some thousand islands in the Aegean (east) and the Ionian seas (west of the mainland). The country is bordered by Albania, Bulgaria, Turkey, and North Macedonia. Greece shares maritime borders with Cyprus, Egypt, Italy, and Libya. With an area of 132 000 km², Greece is slightly larger than half the size of the United Kingdom, or somewhat smaller than the US state of Alabama.

Capital Name

Athens

Languages

Greek 99% (official); Turkish (Northern Greece), English.

Country Currency

Euro (EUR)

Time Zone

Local Time = UTC +2h

Driving (Left/Right)

drives on the right

Population

1.07 crores (2019)

Country Area

132,000 km² (51,146 sq. mi.)

Place to Visit

Athens – Modern Vibes Chania Town – Cobbled And Narrow Streets Santorini – Hues Of Blue And White Hersonissos – Old Port Town Rethymnon – Old Venetian Town Mykonos Town – Iconic Windmills Tsilivi – Greek Beach Town Apokoronas – Bread Baking & Cheese Tasting Meteora – Misty Valleys Crete – Land Of Contrasting Landscapes Nafplio – Land Of Elites Corfu – Storybook Land Sifnos – Home Of Trekking Trails Therasia – Charming Settlements Patmos – A Quaint Island Nisyros – Active Volcano Town Parga – Picturesque Streets Zagori – Mountainous Region Kefalonia – Ionian’s Largest Cape Sounion – Home To Poseidon Naxos – The Greenest Island Peloponnese – Mulberry Leaf Like Thessaloniki – With A Rich History Zakynthos – With Pristine Beaches Delphi – The Ancient Ruins Delos – A Legendary Place Rhodes – A Little Gem

News

Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) The national news agency of Greece. Ekathimerini English-language daily news and information from Greece, Cyprus, and Southeastern Europe. To Vima Greek and English-language daily news from Greece and Southern Europe. Eleftherotypia Eleftherotypia was a daily national newspaper published in Athens; it ceased publication in November 2014. Eleftheros Typos Eleftheros Typos (Free Press) is an Athens daily newspaper with a conservative orientation.

Art Culture

Ministry of Culture and Sports The Hellenic Culture information server by the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports. The Hellenic Foundation for Culture HFC was established in 1992 and is based in Athens. Its main aim is to promote Greek culture and language throughout the world. Greek National Opera Home page of the Greek National Opera. Greek Philosophy by the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Economy Business

Greece has a market-oriented economy based on services (68%), industry (15%), manufacturing (10%), and agriculture (4%) to the country's GDP in 2017. Of the services, tourism accounts for about 18% of national economic output and employs more than 900,000 people, accounting for one-fifth of the workforce. Merchant shipping is the country's most important industry worth $21.9 billion in 2018. Greek companies control 23.2% of the world's total merchant fleet. Of the six Greek companies with the highest revenues, five are banks, and the other is an oil company. Bank of Greece Greece Central Bank. Piraeus Bank-Greek multinational financial services company with headquarters in Athens. National Bank of Greece (NBG) Greek's second-largest commercial bank by total revenue.

Transport

Aegean Airlines Aegean Airlines is the largest airline in Greece, based in Kifisia; its hub is at Athens-Eleftherios Venizelos Airport. Ellinair Greek airline based in Thessaloniki with its hub at Thessaloniki Airport. Olympic Air Greek regional airline based in Athens, a subsidiary of Aegean Airlines. Sky Express Greek domestic airline based in Heraklion and operating out of Heraklion airport.

Tourism

Discover Greece: Greece has an abundance of resources that tourists with ecological and cultural interests will find very attractive. Most attractive: Athens, the capital with the Acropolis complex, the Ionian Islands, the Cyclades, the Dodecanese islands, and the Sporades. Greek National Tourism Organization The official website of the Greek national tourism organization. Hellenic Ministry of Tourism Official website of the Greek Ministry of Tourism.

Education

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Prestigious AUTh is the largest university in Greece, founded in 1925. Athens University of Economics and Business University-level education in Economics and Business, founded in 1920. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens The first university in the newly established Greek state (in 1828). It is commonly known as the University of Athens (UoA), the public university in Athens was founded in 1837. National Technical University of Athens N.T.U.A. The oldest educational institution in Greece in the field of technology was founded in 1836. University of Crete High-ranking multi-disciplinary, research-oriented university on the island of Crete.

Visa Process

NOTES FOR GREECE VISAS: Maximum Stay: 90 days May be obtained upon arrival BEFORE YOU GO TO GREECE: Your passport must be valid at least 6 months beyond the completion of this trip Your passport must have at least one blank visa page for entry and exit stamps Your stay may be extended at local immigration for no more than 90 days

Additional Information

Climate: Mediterranean; mild, wet winter and hot, dry summer. Type: Parliamentary republic. Independence: 1830 (from the Ottoman Empire). Constitution: 11. June 1975, amended March 1986, April 2001. Natural resources: Bauxite, lignite, magnesite, oil, marble; Agriculture Products. Agriculture products:Wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, tomatoes, wine, tobacco, potatoes; beef, dairy products. Industries:Tourism; food and tobacco processing, textiles; chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum. Exports - commodities: food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles Imports - commodities: machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals

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