Greece is located in southeastern Europe and is known as the birthplace of democracy and philosophy. It has a long history and was home to the origins of the Olympic Games, drama, tragedy and comedy. Greece has been a member of the European Union since 1981 and uses the euro as its currency. The culture is celebrated through dances, food, and holidays, and the economy relies on tourism and agricultural exports like feta cheese, olive oil, wine and honey.

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2. LOCATION OF
GREECE

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HISTORY

4. BIRTHPLACE OF DEMOCRACY
AND PHILOSOPHY.

5. BIRTHPLACE OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES, DRAMA,
TRAGEDY AND COMEDY.

6. A MEMBER OF EUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES/EUROPEAN UNION SINCE
1981 AND THE EUROZONE, SINCE 2001

7. CULTURE (GREAT CELEBRATION AT CHRISTMAS,
THEOPHANIA, EASTER AND 15TH OF AUGUST)

8. CULTURE (DANCES & FOOD)

9. PRODUCTS(FETA CHEESE,OLIVE OIL, WINES, HONEY)

10. PRODUCTS (OUZO, TSIPOURO, RAKI)

11. TURISM

12. TURISM (AEGEAN SEA ISLANDS)

13. TURISM (IONIAN SEA ISLANDS)

14. TURISM (MOUNTAIN, CAVES)

15. ’’ATHENS’’
THE CAPITAL OF GREECE