Head of government: Prime Minister Konstandinos (Kostas) KARAMANLIS (since 7 March 2004)Ĭabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime ministerĮlections: president elected by parliament for a five-year term (eligible for a second term) election last held 8 February 2005 (next to be held by February 2010) according to the Greek Constitution, presidents may only serve two terms president appoints leader of the party securing plurality of vote in election to become prime minister and form a governmentĮlection results: Karolos PAPOULIAS elected president number of parlimentary votes, 279 out of 300 Athos), Aitolia kai Akarnania, Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attiki, Chalkidiki, Chanion, Chios, Dodekanisos, Drama, Evros, Evrytania, Evvoia, Florina, Fokidos, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ileia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkyra, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Kyklades, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lefkas, Lesvos, Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethynnis, Rodopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthosġ1 June 1975 amended March 1986 and April 2001īased on codified Roman law judiciary divided into civil, criminal, and administrative courts accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservationsġ8 years of age universal and compulsoryĬhief of state: President Karolos PAPOULIAS (since 12 March 2005) Time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)ĭaylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March ends last Sunday in Octoberĥ1 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos) and 1 autonomous region* Achaia, Agion Oros* (Mt. Women, men, and children are trafficked to and within Greece for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced laborĬonventional long form: Hellenic Republic Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%ĭefinition: age 15 and over can read and write Note: the Greek Government states there are no ethnic divisions in Greece Signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds Party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands Lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential Mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands Temperate mild, wet winters hot, dry summers Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkeyīorder countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 kmĬontinental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
In 1981 Greece joined the EC (now the EU) it became the 12th member of the euro zone in 2001. The 1974 democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. A military dictatorship, which in 1967 suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country, lasted seven years. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44) fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and Communist rebels. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829.
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