Map of the EU: 28 Member Countries
| 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 |
europoint On Greece
24 May 2014
The Acropolis in Athens source: © EU 2013
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