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Greece is a peninsular and mountainous country situated in South-eastern Europe, on the Mediterranean, between the countries Albania, Fyrom, Bulgaria and Turkey. Its population is 10.964.020 and its capital is Athens with a population of 3,192,606. Greece is a member state of the European Union since 1981.

Hundreds of charming islands, mythical natural beauty, amazing sandy and pebble beaches, small picturesque villages, impressive archaeological and cultural monuments of a glorious history and of course hospitable and smiling people compose the picture of Greece...

Political System : It is Parliamentary Democracy headed by a president. The Prime Minister whose Government must enjoy the confidence of the Parliament has extensive power.

Spoken Language : It is Greek which comes from ancient Greek, one of the oldest languages of the world. Many greeks speak English as well as other languages.

Currency : Euro

Weather : Greece has a Mediterranean climate with plenty of sunshine, mild temperatures and a limited amount of rainfall.

Electric Current : The standard in Greece is 230V AC (50Hz). Appliances from North America require a transformer and British ones an adaptor.

Passports : For the visitors who travel form the European Union, no passports are required. For the non European Union citizens, a valid passport is necessary to enter in Greece.

Visas : All the citizens (except from the countries of the European Union), Canada, the United States, Australia etc. need a visa to enter Greece.

Animals : Animals from another country of the European Union require a health certificate.

Police : Call 100 from all over Greece.

First Aid : In case you need express medical care (need to be transported to a hospital) dial 166 all over Greece.

Medical Care : The health services are good. Residents of EU countries are eligible to receive free emergency medical care. Medical insurance is always a good choice for additional cover.

Fire Brigade : Call 199 from all over Greece.

Sex distribution : 49,6 % male - 50.4 % female

Capital city : Athens (3.192.606 inhabitants)

Religious affiliations : Of all citizens of the Hellenic Republic 97,6% are Greek Orthodox, 1,3% Muslim, 0,4% Roman Catholic, 0,1% Protestant, 0,6% other, including Jews. The Greek Orthodox Church is autocephalous, with its own Charter but indissolubly united in doctrine with the Great Church of Constantinople, i.e. the Ecumenical Patriarchate. On the peninsula of Chalkidiki, located in southeastern Macedonia, is the famous Mount Athos, where a number of monasteries of the Greek Orthodox Church form, as they have for centuries, an autonomous monastic community.
(Source: National Statistical Service of Greece, 1999)

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