Place:Outline of Greece

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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 North 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

An enlargeable basic map of Greece
  • 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 GR
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .gr

Geography of Greece

An enlargeable topographic map of Greece

Geography of Greece

 Bulgaria 494 km
 Albania 282 km
 North 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

An enlargeable satellite composite image of Greece

Environment of Greece

  • Climate of Greece
  • Environmental issues in Greece
  • Renewable energy in Greece
  • Protected areas of Greece
    • National parks of Greece
  • Wildlife of Greece
    • Fauna of Greece
      • Birds of Greece
      • Mammals of Greece

Natural geographic features of Greece

The Ionian Islands
View of Thessaloniki
View of Patras from the fortress
Agrinio
Athens
  • Caves in Greece
  • Islands of Greece
  • Lakes of Greece
  • Mountains of Greece
    • Volcanoes in Greece
  • Rivers of Greece
  • List of World Heritage Sites in Greece

Regions of Greece

Ecoregions of Greece

List of ecoregions in Greece

Administrative divisions of Greece

Administrative divisions of Greece

  • Administrative regions of Greece
    • Regional units of Greece
      • Municipalities of Greece
Administrative regions of Greece

Modern regions of Greece

Regional units of Greece

Regional units of Greece

Municipalities of Greece

Municipalities and communities of Greece

Traditional geographic divisions of Greece

Traditional geographic divisions of Greece

Demography of Greece

Demographics of Greece

  • Demographic history of Greece

Government and politics of Greece

Politics of Greece

Branches of the government of Greece

Government of Greece

Executive branch of the government of Greece

Legislative branch of the government of Greece

The Old Royal Palace, seat of the Hellenic Parliament
  • Hellenic Parliament (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Greece

Judicial system of Greece There are three Supreme Courts in Greece. They are:

  • Court of Cassation (Greek: Άρειος Πάγος)
  • Council of State (Greek: Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας)
  • Chamber of Accounts (Greek: Ελεγκτικό Συνέδριο)

Foreign relations of Greece

Foreign relations of Greece

  • Diplomatic missions in Greece
  • Diplomatic missions of Greece

International organization membership

The Hellenic Republic is a member of:[1]

Law and order in Greece

Greek motorcycle police officer in Athens
Hellenic Coast Guard: coastal patrol boat ΛΣ-172 type LCS-57 Mk.II at Bay of Zea marina coast guard station, Piraeus
  • Law of Greece
    • Capital punishment in Greece
    • Constitution of Greece
    • Copyright law of Greece
    • Greek nationality law
    • Life imprisonment in Greece
  • Crime in Greece
    • Human trafficking in Greece
    • Organized crime in Greece
    • Prostitution in Greece
    • Terrorism in Greece
  • Human rights in Greece
    • Abortion in Greece
    • LGBT rights in Greece
      • Recognition of same-sex unions in Greece
  • Law enforcement in Greece
    • City Police
    • Hellenic Gendarmerie
    • Hellenic Police
      • Cyber Crime Unit
      • Special Anti-Terrorist Unit
      • Units for the Reinstatement of Order

Military of Greece

Evzones of the Presidential Guard, Syntagma Square, Athens
Greek soldiers presenting arms

Hellenic National Defence General Staff Military of Greece

  • Command
  • Forces
    • Army of Greece
    • Navy of Greece
    • Air Force of Greece
    • Presidential Guard
  • Conscription in Greece
  • Greek Army uniforms
  • History of the Hellenic Army
    • Timeline of the Hellenic Army
  • Military history of Greece
  • Military ranks of Greece
  • Structure of the Hellenic Army

Local government in Greece

Local government in Greece

History of Greece

Grave Circle A, Mycenae ruins from the Late Helladic period (1600 BC)
The Temple of Hephaestus at the Agora of Athens, built 449-415 BC
Remains of the Roman Agora built in Athens during the Roman period

History of Greece

By period

Timeline of Greek history

By subject

Culture of Greece

The Zappeion, a Conference and Exhibition Centre in Neoclassical style
Easter eggs in Greece
National Library of Greece
The Parthenon in Athens
The Terrace of the Lions in Delos
El Greco, painter, sculptor and architect born in Fodele, Crete
Meteora, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Parnassos Literary Society. From left: Georgios Stratigis, Georgios Drossinis, Ioannis Polemis, Kostis Palamas at the center, Georgios Souris and Aristomenis Provelengios, poets of the New Athenian School. Painting by Georgios Roilos
A group of Sfakians dancing the Syrtos
Mosaic of a Greek theatre mask from the Jewelry Quarter of Delos

Culture of Greece

  • Architecture of Greece
    • Castles in Greece
    • Modern Greek architecture
  • Cuisine of Greece
    • Cretan cuisine
    • Cuisine of the Ionian islands
    • Cypriot cuisine
    • Macedonian cuisine
    • Greek restaurant
    • Greek wine
  • Greek dress
  • Greek nationalism
  • Languages of Greece
  • Media in Greece
    • Newspapers in Greece
    • Radio in Greece
    • Television in Greece
  • Monuments of Greece
    • Acropolis of Athens
    • Ancient Agora of Athens
    • Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus
    • Arch of Galerius and Rotunda
    • Erechtheion
    • Greek pyramids
    • Knossos Minoan palace complex
    • Lion Gate
    • Odeon of Herodes Atticus
    • Palaestra at Olympia
    • Stadium of Delphi
    • Temple of Hephaestus
    • Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
    • Terrace of the Lions
    • Theatre of Dionysus
    • Tholos of Delphi
  • Museums in Greece
  • National symbols of Greece
    • Coat of arms of Greece
    • Flag of Greece
    • National anthem of Greece
    • National colours of Greece
    • National personification
  • People of Greece
    • Ethnic Minorities in Greece
    • Names of the Greeks
    • Greek diaspora
      • Greeks in Egypt
      • Greeks in Italy
    • Immigration to Greece
  • Philhellenism
  • Public holidays in Greece
    • Ohi Day
  • World Heritage Sites in Greece

Art in Greece

  • Art in Greece
    • Modern Greek art
      • Greek academic art of the 19th century
      • Contemporary Greek art
  • Cinema of Greece
  • Literature of Greece
    • Modern Greek literature
    • List of Greek writers
  • Music of Greece
    • Greek composers
    • Greek folk music
      • Music of the Aegean islands
      • Music of Crete
      • Music of Cyprus
      • Music of Epirus
      • Music of the Heptanese
        • Ionian School
      • Music of Macedonia
      • Music of the Peloponnese
      • Music of Thessaly
      • Music of Thrace
    • Greek dances
    • Greek musical instruments
    • Greek National Opera
    • Greek New Wave
  • Theatre in Greece
    • National Theatre of Greece

Religion in Greece

Our Lady of Tinos, the major Marian shrine in Greece
Fethiye Mosque, an Ottoman mosque in Ioannina

Religion in Greece

  • Catholic Church in Greece
    • Archdiocese of Athens
    • Archdiocese of Rhodos
    • Archdiocese of Corfù, Zante and Cefalonia
    • Archdiocese of Naxos, Andros, Tinos and Mykonos
    • Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki
  • Greek Orthodox Church
    • Church of Greece
      • Archbishopric of Athens
  • Buddhism in Greece
  • Hinduism in Greece
  • Islam in Greece
  • Judaism in Greece
  • Protestantism in Greece
  • Sikhism in Greece

Sports in Greece

Opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athen's Olympic Stadium
The Greece national football team in 2010
Panathenaic Stadium, the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble

Sports in Greece

  • Baseball in Greece
  • Basketball in Greece
    • Greece national basketball team
  • Cricket in Greece
  • Football in Greece
    • Greece national football team
    • List of football clubs in Greece
    • Football League
    • Superleague Greece
  • Greece at the Olympics
    • 1896 Summer Olympics
    • 2004 Summer Olympics
      • 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
  • Greece at the Paralympics
  • Hockey in Greece
    • Ice hockey in Greece
  • Rugby in Greece
    • Rugby union in Greece
    • Rugby league in Greece
  • Sports venues in Greece
    • Hellinikon Olympic Complex
    • Karaiskakis Stadium
    • O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
    • Olympic Stadium (Athens)
    • Pampeloponnisiako Stadium
    • Panathenaic Stadium
    • Pankritio Stadium
    • Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
    • Toumba Stadium

Economy and infrastructure of Greece

Fish farming, Argolic gulf
View of a wind farm, Panachaiko mountain
Delphi, a popular tourist destination
View of the port of Patras
KTEL bus station in Pyrgos

Economy of Greece

  • Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 27th (twenty-seventh)
  • Agriculture in Greece
    • Laiki agora
  • Banking in Greece
  • Communications in Greece
  • Companies of Greece
  • Currency of Greece: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
  • Economic history of Greece
    • Greek economic miracle
  • Energy in Greece
    • Renewable energy in Greece
  • Maritime industry
    • Greek shipping
      • Greek Merchant Marine
  • Science and technology
  • Tourism in Greece
    • Visa policy of the Schengen Area
  • Transport in Greece
    • Rapid transit in Greece
    • Airports in Greece
    • Ports in Greece
    • Rail transport in Greece
      • History of rail transport in Greece
    • Commuter rail
    • Urban rail
      • Athens Metro
      • Thessaloniki Metro
      • Tramway systems in Greece
    • KTEL
    • Roads in Greece
      • Attiki Odos
        • Central Greece Motorway
      • Olympia Odos
  • Water supply and sanitation in Greece

Education in Greece

The Academy of Athens

Education in Greece

  • Academic grading in Greece
  • Higher education in Greece
  • Vocational education
    • IEK

Health in Greece

Healthcare in Greece

  • Hospitals in Greece
  • Obesity in Greece
  • Smoking in Greece

See also

  • Index of Greece-related articles
  • List of Greece-related topics
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the European Union
  • Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Outline of ancient Greece
  • Outline of geography

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Greece". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/greece/. 
  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. http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/eu_members/greece/index_en.htm. 
  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. http://www.oecd.org/document/7/0,2340,en_2649_201185_1915847_1_1_1_1,00.html. 
  10. ↑ "Greece becomes 16th ESA Member State". European Space Agency. www.esa.int. 2005-03-22. http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMWYQRMD6E_index_0.html. 

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