Interesting Facts about Greece
15. With an area of 50,949 square miles (131,958 square kilometers), Greece is roughly the size of Alabama. The population of Greece is more than 10 million people.—comparatively, the population of Alabama is around 4.5 million.
14. The official name of Greece is the Hellenic Republic.
13. Approximately 16.5 million tourists visit Greece each year, more than the country’s entire population.
12. The capital of Greece is Athens which has a population of 655,780 people.
11. 80% of Greece is mountainous and 50% is covered by forests. There are about 3000 islands, only a few hundreds of which are inhabited.
10. Greece has a lot of historical monuments. Even in cities, conducted excavations. If you come across any lot, fenced with strange inscriptions, you can be sure that it is the next historic landmark.
9. Greece is located in the southeastern region of the European continent, on the far southern edge of the Balkan Peninsula.
8. No one in Greece can choose to not vote. Voting is required by law for every citizen who is 18 or older.
7. Around two thirds of the Greek population live in urban areas.
6. Greek men must serve from one year to 18 months in any branch of the armed forces.
5. Greek food is diverse. Typical Greek ingredients are: olive oil, herbs, vegetables, grains, bread, chicken, rabbit, pork, fish, bread, cheese, eggplant and yogurt. Greek deserts commonly include nuts, honey and filo pastry.
4. Greece counts some 7,000 (limestone) caves, forming 24,000 km of underground galleries.
3. Greece was made up of 1500 different city-states or policies. Each had its own laws and the army, and they often quarreled.
2. The Greek Orthodox Church is the official religion practiced by the majority of the Greek population. Islam, Roman Catholicism, Jehovah's Witnesses and Protestantism are the minority religions.
1. About 7% of all the marble produced in the world comes from Greece.
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