Greece | ||
EU Member since | 1979 | |
Other Memberships | NATO, Eurozone, Bologna Process, Schengen Area, OECD | |
Currency | € (EURO) | |
Capital | Athens | |
Area | 131,957 sq km | |
Population | 10,772,967 (July 2013 est.) | |
Language | Greek | |
Religion | Greek Orthodox (official) 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% | |
GDP | $ 25,629 (2011) | |
GNI | $ 25,110 (2011) | |
SGI | N/A | |
CPI | 36 out of 100 (2011) | |
Architecture | Doric, Ionic, Corhinthian | |
Literature | Homer, Sappho, Pindar, Dionysios Solomos, Adamantios Korais, Rigas Feraios, George Seferis, Odysseas Elytis, Nikos Kazantzakis | |
Music | Paraloghes songs, Kantadhes serenades, Rebetiko, Laïkó; Manolis Kalomiris, Iannis Xenakis, Mikis Theodorakis, Maria Callas, Demis Roussos, Anna Vissi, Elena Paparizou | |
Painting | Nikolaos Gysis, Konstantinos Volanakis, El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos) | |
Philosophy | Pythagoras, Heraclitus,Socrates, Plato, Aristotle | |
Cuisine | Moussaka, Souvlaki, Spanakopita, Skordalia (mixed nuts and oil spread), Tzatziki, Dolmades (stuffed vine leaves), pasteli (sesame candy bar), Horiatiki ("Greek" salad), Feta cheese. Delicacies: Taramosalata (caviar spread), Baklava, Greek coffee, Kokoretsi (lamb organ rotisserie), Splinantero (spleen sausage), Pastitsio (dessert cake), Saganaki (fried Greek chese) | |
Drinks | Ouzo, Metaxa, Wine | |
Consumption | 10.75 equivalent litres of pure ethyl alcohol per capita per year (WHO, 2005) | |
Sports | Olympic games, soccer, basketball |
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