Outline of Greece explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Greece:

Greece - sovereign country located on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe.^[1] It borders Albania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. Both parts of the Eastern Mediterranean basin feature a vast number of islands.

Greece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia and Africa. It is heir to the heritages of ancient Greece, the Roman and Byzantine Empires,^[2] and nearly four centuries of Ottoman rule.^[3] Greece is the birthplace of democracy,^[4] Western philosophy,^[5] the Olympic Games (for this reason, unless it is the host nation, it always leads the Parade of Nations in accordance with tradition begun at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics), Western literature and historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama^[6] including both tragedy and comedy.

Greece is a developed country, a member of the European Union since 1981,^[7] a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001, NATO since 1952,^[8] the OECD since 1961,^[9] the WEU since 1995 and ESA since 2005.^[10] Athens is the capital; Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Volos, Ioannina, Larissa and Kavala are some of the country's other major cities.

General reference

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Greece
Official English country name: The Hellenic Republic
Common endonym(s): Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ελλάς (Ellas, archaic); Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ελλάδα (Ellada)
Official endonym(s): Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία (Elliniki Dimokratia)
Adjectives: Greek, Grecian, Hellenic
Demonym: Greek
Etymology: Name of Greece
International rankings of Greece
ISO country codes: GR, GRC, 300
ISO region codes: See
Internet country code top-level domain: .gr

Geography of Greece

Greece is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Europe
    - Southern Europe
      - Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
- Time zone: Eastern European Time (UTC+02), Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Greece
  - High: Mount Olympus 29190NaN0
  - Low: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 1,228 km

494 km

282 km

246 km

206 km

Coastline: 13,676 km
Population of Greece: 11,306,183 (January 1, 2010) - 90th most populous country
- Area of Greece: 131,990 km²
Atlas of Greece

Environment of Greece

Climate of Greece
Environmental issues in Greece
Renewable energy in Greece
Protected areas of Greece
- National parks of Greece
Wildlife of Greece
- Fauna of Greece
  - Birds of Greece
  - Mammals of Greece

Natural geographic features of Greece

Regions of Greece

Regional units of Greece

Municipalities of Greece

Municipalities and communities of Greece

Capital of Greece: Athens (outline)
Cities of Greece

Traditional geographic divisions of Greece

Demography of Greece

Demographics of Greece

Demographic history of Greece

Government and politics of Greece

Politics of Greece

Branches of the government of Greece

Government of Greece

Executive branch of the government of Greece

Legislative branch of the government of Greece

Hellenic Parliament (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Greece

Judicial system of GreeceThere are three Supreme Courts in Greece. They are:

Court of Cassation (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άρειος Πάγος)
Council of State (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Συμβούλιο της Επικρατείας)
Chamber of Accounts (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ελεγκτικό Συνέδριο)

Foreign relations of Greece

International organization membership

The Hellenic Republic is a member of:^[1]

Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
Council of Europe (CE)
Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
European Space Agency (ESA)
European Union (EU)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)

International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Schengen Convention
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL)
United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Western European Union (WEU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order in Greece

Military of Greece

Hellenic National Defence General Staff Military of Greece

Command
- Commander-in-chief: President of Greece
  - Ministry of Defence of Greece
Forces
Conscription in Greece
Greek Army uniforms
History of the Hellenic Army
- Timeline of the Hellenic Army
Military history of Greece
Military ranks of Greece
Structure of the Hellenic Army

Local government in Greece

History of Greece

By period

Timeline of Greek history

By subject

Culture of Greece

Architecture of Greece
- Castles in Greece
- Modern Greek architecture
Cuisine of Greece
Greek dress
Greek nationalism
Languages of Greece
- Greek language question
- Modern Greek
  - Varieties of Modern Greek
Media in Greece
Monuments of Greece
Museums in Greece
National symbols of Greece
- Coat of arms of Greece
- Flag of Greece
- National anthem of Greece
- National colours of Greece
- National personification
People of Greece
Philhellenism
Public holidays in Greece
- Ohi Day
World Heritage Sites in Greece

Art in Greece

Religion in Greece

Sports in Greece

Economy and infrastructure of Greece

Economy of Greece

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 27th (twenty-seventh)
Agriculture in Greece
- Laiki agora
Banking in Greece
- List of banks in Greece
  - Bank of Greece
  - National Bank of Greece
- Capital controls in Greece
Communications in Greece
- Internet in Greece
Companies of Greece
Currency of Greece: Euro (see also: Euro topics)
- Former currency: Greek drachma
- ISO 4217

EUR

Education in Greece

Academic grading in Greece
Higher education in Greece
- Universities in Greece
- Polytechnics
- Τechnological Universities-Technological educational institutes
Vocational education
- IEK

Health in Greece

Healthcare in Greece

External links

Government

President of the Hellenic Republic
Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic
Hellenic Parliament
Greek News Agenda Newsletter
Greece — information and links related to Greece from the ministry of foreign affairs
Greek missions abroad (embassies, consulates, representations)
Foreign missions in Greece
Greek National Tourism Organisation
National Statistical Service of Greece

Other

Notes and References

Web site: July 2, 2009. Greece. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.
Sir Steven Runciman, Conclusion, The Fall of Constantinople
"Greece." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 6 Sept. 2006 .
Finley, M. I. Democracy Ancient and Modern. 2d ed., 1985. London: Hogarth.
History of Philosophy, Volume 1 by Frederick Copleston
Brockett, Oscar G. History of the Theatre. sixth ed., 1991. Boston; London: Allyn and Bacon.
Web site: Member States of the EU: Greece. europa.eu . European Union . 2007-04-07 .
On the 14 August 1974 Greek forces withdrew from the integrated military structure of NATO in protest at the Turkish occupation of northern Cyprus. Greece rejoined NATO in 1980.
Web site: Convention on the OECD . www.oecd.org . Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development . 2007-04-07.
Web site: Greece becomes 16th ESA Member State . www.esa.int . European Space Agency . 2005-03-22 . 2007-04-07.