Greece is a small country located in southeast Europe with over 130,000 square kilometers of land and over 1,000 square kilometers of water. It has over 3,000 islands in the Aegean and Ionian Seas, with Crete being the largest island. Mount Olympus is Greece's highest mountain. Athens is the capital and largest city with over 3 million people. Ancient Greece included mainland Greece and Greek colonies around the Mediterranean, with Greeks living as far west as France.

1. WHERE IS GREECE?

2. Can we find Greece on the globe? Which other countries are near Greece?

3. Greece is a small country in south east Europe. Greece has an area of mainland, which is very mountainous, and hundreds of small islands dotted around in the Aegean and Ionian seas. There are about 140 inhabited islands in Greece, but if you count every rocky outcrop, the total surges to about 3,000 Greece today

4. The largest island is Crete which is in the Mediterranean Sea.

5. The highest mountain in Greece is Mount Olympus (9,754 ft.), seat of the gods of Greek mythology.

6. The largest city and capital of Greece is Athens, with a population of over three million.

7. How big is Greece? Greece has a total area of 131.957 square kilometers (50,502 square miles). This includes 1,140 square kilometers of water and 130,800 square kilometers of land. What is the flag of Greece like? The National Flag of Greece consists of four white and five blue alternating horizontal stripes, with a white cross on the upper inner corner.

8. Quick Facts about Greece Capital: Athens Population: 10.9 million Population density (per sq km): 80 Area: 131.957 sq km Coordinates: 39 00 N, 22 00 E Language: Greek Major religion: Orthodox Christian Currency: Euro

9. Ancient Greece The Ancient Greeks lived in mainland Greece and the Greek islands, but also in what is now Turkey, and in colonies scattered around the Mediterranean sea coast. There were Greeks in Italy, Sicily, North Africa and as far west as France.

11. What was ancient Greece like? Ancient Greece had a warm, dry climate, as Greece does today. People lived by farming, fishing, and trade. Some were soldiers. Others were scholars, scientists or artists. Most Greeks lived in villages or in small cities. There were beautiful temples with stone columns and statues, and open-air theatres where people sat to watch plays.