Officially the Greece is known as the Hellenic Republic. Greece is a country which is in the southeastern Europe and is located on southern end of Balkan Peninsula. The country has the border with the Bulgaria, earlier Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Albania in the north and in the east to Turkey.
Previous Records Medals:
The record list of the medals that the country has won till date in the summer and the winter Olympics is as under:
In Summer Olympics:
Gold: 39
Silver: 53
Bronze: 48
The country has not won any medal in the winter Olympics till date.
History:
The seashore of Aegean Sea saw emergence of first advanced civilizations in the Europe, the Mycenaean civilization on mainland and the Minoan civilization in Crete. The consequent mixture of the Hellenic and the Roman cultures took the form in establishments of Byzantine Empire around Constantinople in 330 AD, that remained the main military and the cultural power for coming 1,123 years, till in 1453 it falls in hands of Ottomans.
Demographics:
The statistical and the official body of the country is the National Statistical Service of Greece. According to it the population of the country is aging the past many decades. In the year 2003 the birth rate stood at 9.5 per population. At the very same time there was the slight increase in the mortality rate from the 8.9 per inhabitants in the year 1981 to the 9.6 per inhabitants in the year 2003. The society of the Greece is changing very rapidly with passageway of time. Near about the 2/3rd people of the country lives in the urban areas.
Government and policies:
The country is parliamentary republic. The chief of the country is President of the republic who is elected by parliament for the terms of the 5 years. The recent constitution was adopted and drawn by 5th reversionary parliament of Hellenes and also in the year 1975 has entered in the force after decline of military junta of the 1967-1974.
Culture:
The culture of the country evolved from many years, with starting of the Minoan and the Mycenaean Civilizations, which have continued most notably in to the Hellenistic period and the Classical Greece, as the influence of the Roman Empire and successor of the Greek Eastern by the Byzantine Empire. The Empire of the Ottoman has very important influence on the culture of the country.
Economy:
The country operates the mixed economy which produced the GDP of the $305.595 billion in the year 2006. The chief economic activities of the country include the shipping and tourism industries, telecommunications, manufacturing, finance and banking and the construction. Greece also serves as the hub of the regional business for the several worlds’ biggest multinational companies.
Infrastructure:
The country is in the process for completing the huge programs of projects of the infrastructure with the EU support. As the output each and every level of the communication and transport is upgraded on profound scale. The telecom market and the liberalization of energy leads to the modernization of existing network and will also offer the latest chances for the development.
Education:
During the 1990’s, the education of the country has undergone for many of the modern and the significant changes. The education in Greece includes the:
- Primary Education
- Secondary Education
- Vocational Education
- Private Education
- Tertiary Education
Neighboring Countries:
The neighboring countries to Greece are:
Geographical Settings:
The country consists of the mountainous islands that are jutting out in southern end of sea of Peloponnesus, many islands and the Balkans. There are many islands such as the Euboea, Chios, Cycladic, Lesbos, Ionian Sea and the Aegean Sea. The country has the 10th biggest coastline in entire globe with 14,880 km and the boundary of the land is 1,160 km. The country covers the total area of 131,990 sq km.
Great persons in Country:
The great persons in country are:
- Socrates
- Sophocles
- Homer
- Hippocrates
Capital City:
The capital of the country Greece is Athens and is also the largest city in the entire Greece.
Currency:
The currency of the country is Euro. Till the year 2002 the currency of the country was Drachma but it was replaced by Euro which is the valid currency in the country.
Total Population:
The total population of the country according to the estimates of the year 2008 is 11,216,708 which put it at number 74 among the category of the 193 most populous nations in the entire world.
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