This document provides an overview of key facts about Greece's geography, people, religion, economy, natural disasters, government, customs and beliefs. Some of the main points covered include that Greece has over 9,000 miles of coastline, a population of over 10 million people who primarily speak Greek, the dominant religion is Greek Orthodox which worships 12 major gods, tourism accounts for over 45% of GDP, and the country experiences occasional earthquakes.
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9 Minor gods
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Zeus
Poseidon
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Hades
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Geography
Very rock-strewn, many islands
Mainland is a peninsula
Total area of Greece is 131,957
kilometers2
80% of Greece is mountains
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Geography 2
Aegean sea is east of mainland
Ionian Sea is west of mainland
Mediterranean Sea is to the south
Mt. Olympus is the highest mountain
in Greece
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Geography 3
Greece has the tenth longest
coastline in the world
9,246 miles in length
Mediterranean, the Alpine and the
Temperate climate
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Geography 4
Pindus mountain range
greatly affects the climate
it makes the western side
of it
Greece is very hilly
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Geography 5
The Mediterranean type of climate
features mild, wet winters and, hot dry
summers
The Alpine type is dominant mainly in the
mountainous areas of Northwestern
Greece
The Temperate features cold, damp
winters and hot, dry summers with
frequent thunderstorms
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People
Greek is the main language
Population from census 10,964,020
93% People are Greek
7% are foreigners
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People 2
An average of 16.2 million tourists
come each year
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Religion
Greek Orthodox is the main religion
Worship 12 different gods
Each city builds a temple in a god’s
honor
They sacrifice animal, food and
sometimes people
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Economy
Euros is main currency
.68 is equal to 1 U.S. dollar
Over 45% of Greece's money comes
from tourism
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Natural Disasters in
Greece
September 7th 1999
8.3 Earthquake
Killed 143 people
Occurred in Athens, Greece
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Natural Disasters in
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Injured 60,000 people
30,000 were left homeless
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Government
Parlinamary Republic
Defense account is 18.7 billion U.S.
Greece has 157,600 Official troops active
The current President of Greece, Karolos
Papoulias.
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Government 2
The Judiciary system is also
composed of civil courts, which
judge civil cases and
administrative courts, which
judge disputes between the
citizens and the Greek
administrative authorities
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Customs and Beliefs
The Greeks believe in 12 gods
Each stands for something in human and
natural world
3 main gods and 9 children of them
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Customs and Beliefs 2
3 main gods are:
Hades
Poseidon
Zeus
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9 Minor Gods
Aphrodite
Apollo
Ares
Artemis
Athena
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9 Minor Gods (continued)
Demeter
Hephaestus
Hera
Hermes
Hestia
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Zeus
God of all gods and goddesses
God of sky
Created 9 children of gods
Has 2 brothers Hades, and Poseidon
Animal form is an eagle
Carries staff of electricity of his master
lightning bolt
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God of the sea
Created horses
Controls all animals in the sea and
horses on land
Carries a Trident
Animal form is a horse
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Hades
God of the underworld
Tricked by Poseidon and Zeus to rule the
underworld
Uses the Furies as his weapon
Has no animal form his form is a demon
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Bibliography
http://www.crystalinks.com/greekgods.ht
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece
http://www.gnto.gr/eot/splash/splash.htm
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/th
e-world-factbook/geos/gr.html