Greece has a history of financial troubles — the country's first default occurred way back in the fourth century B.C!

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Greece has spent a combined 90 years — almost half of the time since its independence — in financial crisis!

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Corruption costs Greece about 8% to 10% of GDP per year!

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Self-employed Greeks are "paying over 100% of their reported income flows to debt servicing on consumer debts."

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49.7% of Greece's young active population is unemployed!

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63.5% of Greeks between ages 18 and 34 live at home with their parents!

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Greece is almost five times as big as Massachusetts(America), but Massachusetts' GDP is twice that of Greece.

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Greece's annual production of olive oil weighs as much as 1,575 blue whales!

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An election in Greece caused the latest outbreak of drama!

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The eurozone is a political project, not an economic one!