Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda [eˈlaða] officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellīnikī́ Dīmokratía [eliniˈci ðimokraˈti.a]; Greek: Ελλάς,Ellás, from the ancient Greek name Hellas Ἑλλάς, and known since ancient times as Hellas (/ˈhɛləs/; is a country located in south eastern Europe. According to the 2011 census, Greeces population is around 10.8 million. Athens is the nations capital and largest city, followed by Thessaloniki, which is commonly referred to as the co-capital. Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Situated on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the northeast. Greece consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia, Central Greece, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus, the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades), Thrace, Crete, and the Ionian Islands. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
Geography
Greece is a country in Southern Europe, located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Its mainland is located at the southernmost tip of the Balkan Peninsula and is surrounded on the north by Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria; to the east by the Aegean Sea andTurkey, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the west by the Ionian Sea and Italy.
The country consists of a large mainland and two additional smaller peninsulas projecting from it; the Chalkidice and the Peloponnese, which is separated from the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth. Greece also features a large number of islands, of various sizes, both large ones including Crete, Euboea, Rhodes and Corfu, and groups of smaller ones such as the Dodecanese and the Cyclades. According to the CIA World Factbook, Greece has 13,676 kilometres (8,498 mi) of coastline, the largest in the Mediterranean Basin.
Greece is largely mountainous, with its latitude ranging from 35°00′N to 42°00′N and in longitude from 19°00′E to 28°30′E. As a result, the country has considerable climatic variation.
Population
Population 10,775,557 (July 2014 est.)
Ethnic groups
population: Greek 93%,
other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census) note: percents
represent citizenship,since Greece does
not collect data on ethnicity
Religions
Greek Orthodox (official) 98%,
Muslim 1.3%,
Other 0.7%
Transport
Railways
total: 2,571 km (764 km are (or will be) electrified)
standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge
narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge
dual gauge: 23 km combined 1.435 m and 1.000-m gauges (three rail system) (2004)
The state owned company that owns and maintains Greeces railway network is called OSE, while TrainOSE is the company responsible for operating all passenger and freight trains.
Highways
As of 2010, Greece has 1600 km of motorways, while by 2015 it is estimated it will have a total of 2800 km.
Roads:
total: 117,000 km
paved: 107,406 km
unpaved: 9,594 km (1996 est.)
over 2500 underground tunnels (est.)
Airport
total: 82 (2005)
With paved runways: 67
over 3,047 m: 5
2,438 to 3,047 m: 16
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 17
under 914 m: 10 (2005)
With unpaved runways: 15
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 12 (2005)
heliports: 8 (2005)
Greetings
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Καλώς Ορίσατε (Kalós orísate) - frm |
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Γειά! (Ya) - inf |
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Hello (on phone) |
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Πώς είστε; (Pos íste?) - frm |
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Reply to How are you? |
Καλά (είμαι), σας ευχαριστώ. Εσείς; |
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Καιρό έχουμε να τα πούμε! (Keró éhume na ta púme! |
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Πώς σας λένε; (Pós sas léne?) - frm |
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Με λένε ... (Me léne ...) |
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Από πού είστε; (Apó pu íste?) - frm |
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Είμαι από... (Eíme apó…) |
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Χάρηκα για την γνωρημία (Hárika ya tin gnorimía) - frm |
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Καλημέρα σας (Kaliméra sas) |
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Καλό απόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma) |
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Καλησπέρα (Kalispéra) - when arriving |
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Καληνύχτα (Kaliníhta) |
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Γειά σου (Ya su) - inf |
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Καλὴ τύχη! (Kalí tíhi) |
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Στην υγειά σου! (Stin iyá su!) - sg |
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Νάσαι καλά! (Náse kalá!) - inf |
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Καλή όρεξη! (Kalí óreksi!) |
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Καλό ταξίδι! (Kaló taksídi!) |
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Καταλαβαίνω (Katalavéno) |
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Δεν καταλαβαίνω (Then katalavéno) |
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Ναι (Nai) |
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Όχι (Ochi) |
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Ίσως (Isos) |
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Δεν ξέρω (Den xéro̱) |
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Παρακαλώ μιλάτε πιο αργά (Parakaló miláte pyo argá) - inf |
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Μπορείτε να επαναλάβετε; |
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Μιλάτε αγγλικά; (Miláte angliká?) |
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Do you speak Greek? |
Μιλάς Ελληνικά; (Milás Elliniká?) - inf |
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Yes, a little |
Ναι, λιγάκι (Ne, ligáki) |
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How do you say ... in Greek? |
Πώς λέτε ... στα Ελληνικά; (Pos léte … sta Ellinká?) - frm |
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Με συγχωρείς! (Me sinhorís) - inf |
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Πόσα κοστίζει αυτό; (Pósa kostízi aftó?) |
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Συγνώμη! (Sygnómi) |
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παρακαλώ (Parakalo) |
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Ευχαριστώ (Efharistó ) |
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Reply to thank you |
Παρακαλώ (Parakaló) |
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Πού είναι η τουαλέτα; (Pu íne i tualéta?) |
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Ὁ κύριος θὰ πληρώσει γιὰ ὅλα |
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Ἡ κυρία θὰ πληρώσει γιὰ ὅλα |
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Θέλεις να χορέψεις μαζί μου; (Thélis na horépsis mazí mu?) - inf |
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Μου λείπεις (Mou lipis) |
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Περαστικά (Perastiká) |
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Άφησέ με ήσυχο! (Áfisé me ísiho!) - m/inf |
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Βοήθεια! (Voíthia!) |
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Φωτιά! (Fotyá!) |
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Στόπ! (Stop!) |
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Καλέστε την αστυνομία! (Kaléste tin astynomía!) - frm |
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Καλά Χριστούγεννα! (Kalá hristúyenna) |
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Καλό πάσχα (Kaló pásha) |
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Χρόνια Πολλά! (Hróña Pollá) |
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Μία γλώσσα δεν είναι ποτέ αρκετή |
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Το Χόβερκράφτ μου είναι γεμάτο χέλια |
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