3. GENERAL FACTS CAPITAL Athens AREA 131.990 km2 POPULATION 11.260.40 inhabitants MAIN CITIES Athens, Crete, Olimpia CURRENCY Euro LANGUAGES Greek GOVERMENT Greece is a parlamentary republic ECONOMY Agriculture, industry, fishing, mining, tourism and energy EU MEMBERS 1981

4. LOCATION

5. CLIMATE There are three different climates: Mediterranean climate The alpine climate The moderate climate

6. MOUNTAINS ALPS RODOPE OLYMPUS MYTIKAS 2919m

7. WHAT TO EAT SALMON TO THE BUTTER SHEEP BROCHETTE CHICKEN WITH OLIVES FILLED TOMATOES CREAM OF AUBERGINE GREEK RICE

8. WHAT TO DO / WHAT TO SEE Athens: Partenon and Acrópolis Delfos: Oráculo Tirinto: Passage of the wall of Tirinto Crete: A lot of time to visit this Ireland Olympia: it was the religious and athletic centre. The Olympic Games

9. THE COAST The Balcanic peninsulas have 6.000 Greek Irelands and are spread in the Mediterranean Sea. Ionic Islands Island Saronic Cyclades Egean Islands Crete Islands Dode canese archipelago Ionic Islands Egean Islands Island Saronic Crete Islands Cyclades Dode canese archipelago

10. FAMOUS PEOPLE Anaxagoras ( 500 b.c.) philosopher Doménikos theotokopoulos painter Hipócrates de cos scientific Pítagoras de Samos ( 582 b.c.) fisherman Sófocles ( 496 b.c. ) writer