Greece is a southern European country located in Southeast Europe, with a population of around 11 million people. It has a long history dating back to ancient Greek civilizations like the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures. In modern times, Greece struggled against Ottoman occupation for 400 years before gaining independence in the 19th century. Today, Greece is a parliamentary republic and member of the European Union, with a predominantly Greek Orthodox population and a culture that highly values family and interpersonal relationships.

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4. • Known since ancient times as Hellas
• Southern Europe and Balkans
• Shares land borders with Albania,
fYROM, Bulgaria and Turkey
• Population: around 11 millions
• Land Size: 131,990 km2
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5.  Religion: 97% Greek Orthodox
 (Muslim, Roman Catholics and Jewish minorities)
 Government: Parliamentary Republic.
 Athens is the nation's capital and largest
city, with a metropolitan population of
approximately 4 million

6. Greek Parliament

8. Acropolis
Museum

12.  Greece is home of the first European
civilization.
 Begins with the Cycladic civilization (3200
BC )
 Minoan civilization in Crete (2700–1500 BC)
 Mycenaean civilization on the mainland
(1900–1100 BC).
 The Classical period was a 200 year period
in Greek history and culture (5th -4th
centuries BC).

13.  During the 4th century BC, Philip II of Macedon
managed to unite Greek States.
 His son Alexander the Great , had created one of
the largest empires of the ancient world,
stretching from the Ionian Sea to the Himalayas.
 During Middle Ages in Western Europe, the
Byzantine Empire (Byzantium) predominated in
Greece.
 Greece was under Ottoman occupation for almost
400 years and was liberated in 1821.

14.  Took part in WWII, fought against german and
italian forces and fell under German occupation
until 1944.
 In 1967 the government was overthrowed by a
military dictatorship that lasted up to 1974.
 Greece joined European Union 1981.

15.  Interpersonal relationships are very important in
Greece.
 Family is the most important institution in
Greece.
 The parents care and provide for their children
everything.
 Elders are greatly respected in the Greek society.
 Friendships are also highly valued.
 Parental support (financial, emotional) does not
ever stop.

16.  Greece has the longest coastline on the
Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest
coastline in the world featuring a vast number
of islands (approximately 1,400, of which 227
are inhabited).
 Some of them…