1. Greek Traditions 2 An introduction to Greek Culture and Civilization
Chatzigiannaki Sofia

2. The geographical position of Greece in the world map
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Greece is located on:
the south-east end of Europe
the south end of the Balkan Peninsula
the point where Europe meets Asia and Africa

3. Neighbor-countries
Albania
FYROM
Bulgaria
Turkey

4. PHYSICAL BORDERS Evros River (Turkey)
Rhodope Mountain Range (Bulgaria)
Doiran Lake (FYROM)
Big Prespa Lake (FYROM-Albania)
Small Prespa Lake (Albania)
Ionian Sea (Italy)
Mediterranean Sea (Libya & Egypt)
Aegean Sea (Turkey)

5. Characteristics of the Greek landscape
Total area: km2,
of which 0,86% is WATER
Approximately half of the total area is covered by ISLANDS
Most of the mainland of Greece is mountainous
Fishery, “international” trade (besides agriculture and cattle-breeding)
Colonization all around the Mediterranean Sea

6. Geographical regions of Greece
Greece is divided in 9 geographical regions:
Thrace
Macedonia
Thessaly
Epirus
Central Greece
Peloponnese
Aegean Islands
Ionian Islands
Crete
…& 51 prefectures

7. Characteristics of the Greek population
of which 91,6% are Greek, 4%
Albanians and 2% other ethnic
groups
Official Language: Greek
Religion: Orthodox (88,1%)
Muslims (5,3%)
others (0,5%)
Atheists (6,1%) (2015)
Lingual & religious homogeneity

8. Characteristics of the Greek state
Polity: Presidential Parliamentary Republic
Member of the United Nations
Member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (1951)
Member of the European Union (EU) ( )
Member of the Euro Zone – Replacement of drachma with euro (2001)