Greece By Sara Campitelli & Chiara Torlaschi

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Boundaries and climate Greece is situated in Eastern Europe, in the end of Balcanic Peninsula Its boundaries are: –Albania on the N-W –Macedonia on the N –Bulgaria on the N –Mediterranean Sea on the E, S and W –Turkey on the W The climate is temperate Mediterranean with mild winters and hot dry summers 3

Territory Greece is mostly mountainous, the most important mountains are: –Mount Olympus (2919 m) –Pindus Mountains (2637 m) The major rivers: –Evros River –Loudia River The major lake: –Prespa Lakes The seas: –Ionian Sea –Sea of Crete –Mediterranean Sea 4

Mountains and rivers 5 Mount OlympusPindus Mountains Evros riverLoudia river

Seas 6 Mediterranean Sea Sea of Crete Ionian Sea

Population Population: ~ , density 84 ps/km² Language: Greek, spoken by 99% of population Religion: 98% of population is Christian Orthodox 4

Major cities Major Cities: –ATHENS (capital) ; –Thessaloniki –Patras Patras Thessaloniki Athens

History 2000 B.C. -> Indo-European peoples, including the Mycenaeans, enter Greece B.C. -> Dorians, another Indo-European people, invaded Greece. 750 B.C. -> classical Greece foundation, the form of government is the city-state 5th century B.C. -> peak of Greece civilization 2nd century B.C. -> Greece became a Roman province A.C. -> Greece became a province in the Ottoman Empire 1821 – 1827 A.C. -> Greek war of independence 6

Economy Agriculture: corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, grapes, tomatoes, wine, wheat, oil, tobacco, potatoes, dairy products, ovine breeding and fishing. Industries: food and tobacco processing, chemicals and metal products. Exports: food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles Imports: machinery, transport equipment, fuels and chemicals Tourism is very important in Greece, because of its rich history and beautiful beaches. Currency: euro Type of government: parliamentary republic

Production OliveFood processing Wine production Imported fuel

Famous places Famous Places: –Acropolis and Parthenon in Athens –Ionian Islands –Delphi Theatre –Meteora (monasteries that are "suspended in air") –Santorini 5 Meteora Santorini Delphi theatre Parthenon

Famous people Famous People: –Pitagora -> mathematician –Aristotele, Platone -> philosophers –Tsipras -> politician –Angelos Charisteas -> football player 5 Angelos Charisteas Tsipras Pitagora Platone Aristotele

Culture Culture: influences from ancient civilisations (Byzantine, East cultures). Music: ancient music near the Black sea (Pontos), with the sound of the goat skin bagpipes (Tsampounes) Food: moussaka, baklava, thick coffee, bughatsa and resinated wine (retsina) 14

Traditional sweet Bughatsa (Thessaloniki): –Puff pastry –Custard –Roll out the pastry: half spread with cream, put the other half on it –25 minutes in the oven at 200° –Add sugar and cinnamom –Enjoy your meal! 5