Greece has a history of
financial troubles — the country's first default occurred way back in the fourth century B.C! 1 FACT 1

2 FACT 2 Greece has
spent a combined 90 years — almost half of the time since its independence — in financial crisis! 90

FACT 33 Corruption costs Greece
about 8% to 10% of GDP per year!

4 FACT 4 Self-employed Greeks
are "paying over 100% of their reported income flows to debt servicing on consumer debts."

5 FACT 5 49.7% of
Greece's young active population is unemployed!

6 FACT 6 63.5% of
Greeks between ages 18 and 34 live at home with their parents!

7 FACT 7 Greece is
almost five times as big as Massachusetts(America), but Massachusetts' GDP is twice that of Greece.

8 FACT 8 Greece's annual
production of olive oil weighs as much as 1,575 blue whales!

9 FACT 9 An election
in Greece caused the latest outbreak of drama!

10 FACT 10 The eurozone
is a political project, not an economic one!