| Greece is a beautiful country steeped in a rich | | | | chief crops grown are corn, wheat, barley, olives, |
| tradition of art and culture. It is situated in the | | | | tomatoes, sugar beets, grapes, cotton, tobacco, |
| southernmost part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is | | | | and potatoes. Sheep and goats are all reared. |
| surrounded by the Ionian Sea in the west, the | | | | However, industry is now the main source of |
| Mediterranean Sea in the south, the Aegean Sea | | | | income for the country. The main industries are |
| in the east, Turkey and Bulgaria in the northeast, | | | | food processing, tobacco, textiles, chemicals, |
| Macedonia in the north, and Albania in the | | | | metal products, construction materials and |
| northwest. Athens is the capital of Greece. It is | | | | petroleum refining. Tourism also adds to the |
| also the largest city in Greece. Greece has a | | | | revenue. Fishing is a profitable industry in the |
| number of small islands as a part of it. A large | | | | coastal areas. Hydroelectric and thermal power |
| part of Greece is of a mountainous terrain. It has | | | | stations are the main source of power. |
| a temperate climate with mild wet winters and | | | | Greece has a presidential parliamentary system of |
| warm dry summers. Greece has a few rivers but | | | | government. The parliament elects a president for |
| none of those can be navigated. | | | | a five-year term. The executive is made up of a |
| Greece has been a democratic republic since1975. | | | | premier and a cabinet. The country has 13 |
| It has a population of 10.06 million. Greek is the | | | | administrative regions, which are further divided |
| official language. Many people also speak English | | | | into 52 departments or nomoi, which are |
| and French. There is a small Turkish speaking | | | | responsible for the local governance. |
| community. A majority of the citizens are | | | | Tourism is a thriving industry in Greece. Tourists |
| Christians. The Greeks have had an | | | | from all over the world flock to Greece attracted |
| agriculture-based economy for very long. The | | | | by its rich history and culture. |