Outline of Greece

An enlargeable map of the Hellenic Republic

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Greece:

Greece – sovereign country located on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe.^[1] Greece borders Albania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. Both parts of the Eastern Mediterranean basin feature a vast number of islands.

Greece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia and Africa. It is heir to the heritages of ancient Greece, the Roman and Byzantine Empires,^[2] and nearly four centuries of Ottoman rule.^[3] Greece is the birthplace of democracy,^[4] Western philosophy,^[5] the Olympic Games (for this reason, unless it is the host nation, it always leads the Parade of Nations in accordance with tradition begun at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics), Western literature and historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama^[6] including both tragedy and comedy.

Greece is a developed country, a member of the European Union since 1981,^[7] a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001, NATO since 1952,^[8] the OECD since 1961,^[9] the WEU since 1995 and ESA since 2005.^[10] Athens is the capital; Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Volos, Ioannina, Larissa and Kavala are some of the country's other major cities.

General reference

Pronunciation: /ˈɡriːs/
Common English country name: Greece
Official English country name: The Hellenic Republic
Common endonym(s): Ελλάς (Ellas, archaic); Ελλάδα (Ellada)
Official endonym(s): Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (Elliniki Dimokratia)
Adjectives: Greek, Grecian, Hellenic
Demonym: Greek
Etymology: Name of Greece
International rankings of Greece
ISO country codes: GR, GRC, 300
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GR
Internet country code top-level domain: .gr

Geography of Greece

Greece is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Southern Europe
      - Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
    - Western Europe
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Greece
  - High: Mount Olympus 2,919 m (9,577 ft)
  - Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,228 km

Bulgaria 494 km

Albania 282 km

Macedonia 246 km

Turkey 206 km

Coastline: 13,676 km

Population of Greece: 11,306,183 (January 1, 2010) - 73rd most populous country
Area of Greece: 131,990 km²
Atlas of Greece

Environment of Greece

Natural geographic features of Greece

Regions of Greece

Ecoregions of Greece

Main article: Ecoregions in Greece

Administrative divisions of Greece

Main article: Administrative divisions of Greece

Administrative regions of Greece
- Regional units of Greece
  - Municipalities of Greece

Administrative regions of Greece

Regional units of Greece

Municipalities of Greece

Capital of Greece: Athens
Cities of Greece

Traditional geographic divisions of Greece

Demography of Greece

Main article: Demographics of Greece

Government and politics of Greece

Main article: Government of Greece and Politics of Greece

Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
Capital of Greece: Athens

Branches of the government of Greece

Executive branch of the government of Greece

Legislative branch of the government of Greece

Hellenic Parliament (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Greece

There are three Supreme Courts in Greece. They are:

Foreign relations of Greece

International organization membership

The Hellenic Republic is a member of:^[1]

Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
Council of Europe (CE)
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Union (EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Schengen Convention
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Greece

Main article: Law of Greece

Military of Greece

Main article: Military of Greece

Local government in Greece

History of Greece

Main article: History of Greece, Timeline of the history of Greece, and Current events of Greece

Culture of Greece

Main article: Culture of Greece

Art in Greece

Religion in Greece

Sports in Greece

Main article: Sports in Greece

Football in Greece
Greece at the Olympics
Participates in Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Greece

Main article: Economy of Greece

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 27th (twenty-seventh)

Currency of Greece: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- ISO 4217: EUR

Education in Greece

Main article: Education in Greece

References

^ ^a ^b "Greece". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
^ Sir Steven Runciman, Conclusion, The Fall of Constantinople
^ "Greece." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 6 Sept. 2006 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9106266>.
^ Finley, M. I. Democracy Ancient and Modern. 2d ed., 1985. London: Hogarth.
^ History of Philosophy, Volume 1 by Frederick Copleston
^ Brockett, Oscar G. History of the Theatre. sixth ed., 1991. Boston; London: Allyn and Bacon.
^ "Member States of the EU: Greece". European Union. europa.eu. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
^ On the 14 August 1974 Greek forces withdrew from the integrated military structure of NATO in protest at the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus. Greece rejoined NATO in 1980.
^ "Convention on the OECD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. www.oecd.org. Retrieved 2007-04-07.
^ "Greece becomes 16th ESA Member State". European Space Agency. www.esa.int. 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2007-04-07.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Greece

Government

President of the Hellenic Republic
Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
Hellenic Parliament
Greek News Agenda Newsletter
Greece — information and links related to Greece from the ministry of foreign affairs
Greek missions abroad (embassies, consulates, representations)
Foreign missions in Greece
Greek National Tourism Organisation
National Statistical Service of Greece

Other

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Greece". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[2] Sir Steven Runciman, Conclusion, The Fall of Constantinople

[3] "Greece." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 6 Sept. 2006 <http://search.eb.com/eb/article-9106266>.

[4] Finley, M. I. Democracy Ancient and Modern. 2d ed., 1985. London: Hogarth.

[5] History of Philosophy, Volume 1 by Frederick Copleston

[6] Brockett, Oscar G. History of the Theatre. sixth ed., 1991. Boston; London: Allyn and Bacon.

[7] "Member States of the EU: Greece". European Union. europa.eu. Retrieved 2007-04-07.

[8] On the 14 August 1974 Greek forces withdrew from the integrated military structure of NATO in protest at the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus. Greece rejoined NATO in 1980.

[9] "Convention on the OECD". Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. www.oecd.org. Retrieved 2007-04-07.

[ESA-10] "Greece becomes 16th ESA Member State". European Space Agency. www.esa.int. 2005-03-22. Retrieved 2007-04-07.

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