1. By Demetri Forakis
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2. Location Greece is located on the southern boarder of Europe.
It boarders the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, right between Albania and Turkey.
The terrain has mountains with ranges that extend into the sea with peninsulas and chains of islands everywhere.

3. Population Greece’s population is around 11.319 million today.
This includes all the ,000 islands that Greece is made up of.

4. The Greek Flag The Greek flag the way it
looks today was adopted in 1822.
The colors are blue and white. Blue represents the sky and the sea. While the white is the the purity of the Greek’s struggle for independence.
The 13 stripes on the flag stand for the 13 syllables in the Greek phrase “live free or die”.
The cross represents the Greek Orthodox religious faith.

5. Currency The currency of Greece is called a Euro.
It is about 7 cents in America.

6. Traveling Tips The driving speeds are generally fast, but comfortable.
Some cars go 40 or 50 mile over the speed limit, but others drive under the speed limit just like in the U.S.
Greece’s open borders with other members of the EU’s Schengen zone allow for the possibility of terrorist groups to come into the country.
If you are traveling by Metro, make sure to keep your thing by you at all times because the crime rate is high there.

7. The Language