Capital: Athens (in Attica)
Area: 132000 sq. km.
Population: About 10 million people; among them about
1,4 million are the inhabitants of islands.
Admin. division: 51 nom and 1 special administrative
Language: The official language is Greek.
Currency: €uro. There are banknotes with
value of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 500 €uro.
Large cities: Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras,
Larissa, Heraklion, Volos, Rhodes.
Geographical position: The largest part of borders of
Greece is the sea borders. The most western point of the
country is the island of Corfu,
the most southern - island of Crete,
the most eastern - small island of Kastelorizo.
Approximately the fifth part of the territory consists of
State system: According to the Constitution of 1975
Greece is the Presidential Parliamentary Republic. The head
of the State is the President elected by parliament for 5
years. The Legislature belongs to the President and the
one-chamber Parliament consisting of 300 deputies, elected
for the period of 4 years general, direct and ballot. The
Executive authority is carried out by the President and the
government headed by the Prime Minister.
Climate: The climate in Greece is soft and
mediterranean. The average temperature of January: 4 - 12 C°,
July - 27-30 C°. The swimming season in Greece begins in
the middle of May and comes to an end in the end of October.
The average temperature of the sea in July is 26,5C°.
Miscellaneous: A trip to Greece will present
unforgettable impressions to any tourist and will become an
exclusive event in his life. Greece is a cradle of the
West-European civilization and culture. Its history is five
millenniums old. All here - large cities and small villages,
uncountable islands and high mountains, each stone -
everything is covered with time, legends and myths. Athens
is the capital of Greece, it carries the name of the ancient
Greek goddess of wisdom and knowledge. For all civilized
world Athens are a symbol of freedom, democracy and art.