GREECE

LOCATION

• Greece is located in the southern part of Europe
• The countries that border Greece are, Macedonia and Albania
• It's capital city is the city known as Athens.

Greece's flag has 9 blue and white stripes going across the flag.
There is a blue square in the left upper corner of the flag which has a white plus inside of it.

GOVERNMENT

• Greece has a parliamentary government.
• Parliamentary government is a democratic government
• The person in charge is either the Chancellor or Prime Minister

In Greece, there lives 11.2 million people.

The languages spoken are Modern Greek, English, French, and other minor languages

Common religions include:
Greek Orthodox, Muslims, Jehovah Witnesses, Roman Catholic, Protestants, and Jews

ECONOMY

• Greece's economy rank in the world is 43
• The currency used in Greece is Euros

FAMOUS SITES

Acropolis of Athens, several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance.

Temple of Zeus, ancient Temple dedicated to the mythical god Zeus.

Theatre of Dionysus, a major open air theatre and one of the earliest preserved in Athens.

FAMOUS FOODS

Arni Souvlakia, lamb on skewers.

Avgolemono, egg-lemon soup.

Moussaka, lamb-eggplant casserole.

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Nikos Kazantzakis, (1883-1957) Painter.

Alexander the Great, (356-323BC) Military Genius.

Phidias, (490?-430?BC) Sculptor.

WORKS CITED

• EU Website
• Encyclopedia.com
• Food in Every Country
• Google