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Greek traditions 1 & 2

Greek traditions 1 & 2. An introduction to Greek Culture and Civilization . The geographical position of Greece in the world map.

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Greek traditions 1 & 2

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  1. Greek traditions 1 & 2 An introduction to Greek Culture and Civilization

  2. The geographical position of Greece in the world map • https://maps.google.sk/maps?oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&channel=sb&q=greece+maps&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x135b4ac711716c63:0x363a1775dc9a2d1d,%CE%95%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B1&gl=sk&ei=YOgFU7HNHoiMswbA4ICgAQ&ved=0CDYQ8gEwAA • 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. Neighbour-countries • Albania • FYROM • Bulgaria • Turkey

  4. PHYSICAL BORDERS • Evros River (Turkey) • Rodopi Mountain Range (Bulgaria) • Doirani 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: 131.957 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 • Population: 10.815.197 (2011), of which 94% are Greek, 4% Albanians and 2% other ethnic groups • Official Language: Greek • Religion: Orthodox (98%) Muslims (1,3%) others (0,7%) • 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) (1979-1981) • Member of the Euro Zone – Replacement of drachma with euro (2001)

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