Greece

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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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• Publié par: Zhimgoora Books
• Date de parution: 01 janvier 0001
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781300296591
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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Greece

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Greece (Europe)

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Introduction ::Greece

Background:

Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the th 20 century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. 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 other anti-Communists and Communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.

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Geography ::Greece

Location:Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey

Geographic coordinates:39 00 N, 22 00 E

Map references:Europe

Area:

Total:131,957 sq km

Country comparison to the world:96

Land:130,647 sq km

Water:1,310 sq km

Area - comparative:Slightly smaller than Alabama

Land boundaries:

Total:1,228 km

Border countries:Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km

Coastline:13,676 km

Maritime claims:

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Territorial sea:12 nm

Continental shelf:200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation

Climate:Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers

Terrain:Mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point:Mediterranean Sea 0 m

Highest point:Mount Olympus 2,917 m

Natural resources:Lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential

Land use:

Arable land:20.45%

Permanent crops:8.59%

Other:70.96% (2005)

Irrigated land:14,530 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources:72 cu km (2005)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

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Total:8.7 cu km/yr (16%/3%/81%)

Per capita:782 cu m/yr (1997)

Natural hazards:severe earthquakes

Volcanism:Santorin (elev. 367 m, 1,204 ft) has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human population ; although there have been very few eruptions in recent centuries, Methane and Insures in the Aegean are classified as historically active

Environment - current issues:Air pollution; water pollution

Environment - international agreements:

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, ShipPollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands

Signed, but not ratified:Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds

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Geography - note:Strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands

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People ::Greece

Population:10,749,943 (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:75

Age structure:

0-14 years:14.3% (male 788,722/female 742,270)

15-64 years:66.6% (male 3,568,660/female 3,578,344)

65 years and over:19.2% (male 902,617/female 1,156,815) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total:42.2 years

Male:41.1 years

Female:43.2 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate:0.106% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:186

Birth rate:9.34 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:206

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Death rate:10.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:48

Net migration rate:2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world:36

Urbanization:

Urban population:61% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization:0.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio:

At birth:1.064 male(s)/female

Under 15 years:1.06 male(s)/female

15-64 years:1 male(s)/female

65 years and over:0.78 male(s)/female

Total population:0.96 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

Total:5.08 deaths/1,000 live births

Country comparison to the world: 185