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My country,
Greece
By Irini Vitorou
and Giorgos
Apladas
Name “Greece”
Although the Greeks call the
country Hellas {Ellada} and its
official name is the Hellenic
Republic, in English it is referred
to as Greece, which comes from
the Latin term Graecia as used
by the Romans, which literally
means 'the land of the Greeks',
and derives from the Greek
name ’’Γραικός’’.
My flag
My flag consists of 5 blue and 4 white lines. The
blue ones symbolize freedom {e-leu-the-ri-a} and
the white ones death {i-tha-na-tos}. This means
the pleasure of Greek people to be free, during
their revolution against Turkey. It is like a motto
which says: Freedom Or Death.
National anthem
Greek«Σε γνωρίζω από την
κόψη του σπαθιού την
τρομερή, σε γνωρίζω από
την όψη που με βία
μετράει τη γη. Απ' τα
κόκαλα βγαλμένη των
Ελλήνων τα ιερά, και σαν
πρώτα ανδρειωμένη,
χαίρε, ω χαίρε,
Ελευθεριά! »
English
I shall always recognize
you by the dreadful
sword you hold as the
Earth with searching
vision you survey with
spirit bold
From the Greeks of old
whose dying brought to
life and spirit free now
with ancient valour
rising let us hail you, oh
Liberty!
Prefectures
1-4 West Attica
1-3 Piraeus
1-2 East Attica
1-1 Athens Prefecture
2 Euboea
3 Evrytania
4 Phocis
5 Phthiotis
6 Boeotia
7 Chalkidiki
8 Imathia
9 Kilkis
10 Pella
11 Pieria
12 Serres
13 Thessaloniki
14 Chania
15 Heraklion
16 Lasithi
17 Rethymno
18 Drama
19 Evros
20 Kavala
21 Rhodope
22 Xanthi
23 Arta
24 Ioannina
25 Preveza
26 Thesprotia
27 Corfu (Kerkyra)
28 Kefalonia
29 Lefkada
30 Zakynthos
31 Chios
32 Lesbos
33 Samos
34 Arcadia
35 Argolis
36 Corinthia
37 Laconia
38 Messenia
39 Mount Athos
40 Cyclades
41 Dodecanese
42 Karditsa
43 Larissa
44 Magnesia
45 Trikala
46 Achaea
47 Aetolia-Acarnania
48 Elis
49 Florina
50 Grevena
51 Kastoria
52 Kozani
The government
The president of democracy is Karolos Papoulias
{left} and the Prime Minister is Antonis Samaras
{right}.
Geography
Greece has a very
special place in the
world. It is like a
natural bridge
between Europe, Asia
and Africa.
It is in the southern
Europe and shares
borders with Turkey,
Bulgaria, Albania and
Furom.
Greece in Europe
Economy
The Greek economy is classified as advanced and high-income.Greece was a founding member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC). In 1979 the accession of the country in the European Communities and the single market was signed, and the process was completed in 1982. In January 2001 Greece adopted the Euro as its currency, replacing the Greek drachma at an exchange rate of 340.75 drachma to the Euro. Greece is also a member of the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organization, and is ranked 24th on the KOF Globalization Index for 2013.
Eurozone
Greece was accepted into the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union by the European Council on 19 June 2000, based on a number of criteria (inflation rate, budget deficit, public debt, long-term interest rates, exchange rate) using 1999 as the reference year. After an audit commissioned by the incoming New Democracy government in 2004, Eurostat revealed that the statistics for the budget deficit had been under-reported.
Mountains, lakes and rivers1st: River Aliakmonas
The longest river in Greece
{Macedonia 297km}
2nd: Mount Olympos
The highest altitude in my country {Macedonia,Thessaly2918m}
3rd: Lake Trihonida
The biggest lake all over the nation
{Central Greece 96513km2}
Islands
Greece has some of
the most beautiful
islands in the world.
The biggest are:
• Crete
• Euboea
• Lesbos
• Rhodes
• Chios
Beaches
Greece is worldwide
famous for the beaches.
They are really beautiful,
but the best ones are:
•Navagio, Zakynthos
•Elafonisi, Crete
•Sarakiniko, Mylos
•Mytros Beach, Kefalonia
•Paradise Beach,Mykonos
•St Paul’s Bay, Rhodes
On the other
page there are
the photos of
the beaches
Tourist attractions
In Greece there are
many attractions to
visit. They are the
main purpose of the
tourists to visit my
country.
Up: Akropolis
Down: Knossos
Religion
The Greek Constitution recognizes
Eastern Orthodoxy as the official faith of
the country. There are some churches:
Olympic games
Greece is the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games, first recorded in 776 BC in Olympia, and hosted the modern Olympic Games twice, the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics. During the parade of nations Greece is always called first, as the founding nation of the ancient precursor of modern Olympics.
The end
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