Geography of Greece Greece is a European country located on the Balkan Peninsula Mediterranean coastlines Touches borders with Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey

Roughly the size of Alabama Contains over 1,400 islands

Population: over 11,000,000

99% of the population speak Greek English is taught as a secondary language

Greek Orthodox is the main religion Muslim, Jewish, Protestant, and Catholic

Parliamentary Government ◦People vote ◦President and Prime Minister

President Karolos Papoulias Prime Minister George Papandreou

Hot, dry summers Mild winters

In 1821, Greece became an official country when it declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire. It’s official name is Hellenic Republic.

Adopted December 22, 1978 Blue represents the ocean White represents waves Nine stripes symbolize the nine syllables in the country motto The cross represents the Greek Orthodox religion

Eleutheria H Thanatos Freedom or Death

Ancient temples and ruins are still standing all over Greece.

Athens~ Capital Thessaloniki Piraeus Patras Iraklion Larissa

We knew thee of old, Oh, divinely restored, By the lights of thine eyes, And the light of thy Sword, From the graves of our slain, Shall thy valour prevail, As we greet thee again- Hail, Liberty! Hail!

Jennifer Aniston Alexander the Great Euclid Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

Mythology was very important to ancient Greeks. Each god stood for something. Zeus was the main god, Hates was the god of the underworld. They made temples to worship these gods and made sacrifices for them.

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