Greece

• Country Name : Conventional long form: Hellenic Republic, conventional short form: Greece.
• Year Founded: Greece wasn't founded. Greece was one of the oldest countries in the world.
• Population: According to the NSSG, Greece's total population in 2001 was 10,964,020, today the population is 10,722,816. 10, 737,428 (July 2009 est.)
• Primary Language: Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
• Ethnic Make-up: Greek 98%, other 2%
• Political System: Greece is parliamentary Republic.
• Year Entered the European Union: Greece became the tenth member of the European Union on 1 January 1981.
• Representative of the European Union (include party): Stavros Dimas-Greek Commissioner at the EU
• Type of Economy: Greece is member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001.
• Currency: Euro
• Current Exchange rate for American Currency: $373.5 billion (2008 est.)
• GDP: $351.3 billion (2008 est.)
• Percentage of Trade within the European Union: I do not have the actual percentage but I know it is totally free from customs duties.
• Unemployment Rate: 8.3% (2007 est.)
• Chief Exports: I couldn’t find this but I found the export rate which is: $27.4 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)
• Key Imports: machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals, imports: $82.28 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.)
• Major Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
• Surrounding Countries: Turkey, Bulgaria, Albania and FYROM.
• Literacy Rate: 96% total population, male: 97.8%
female: 94.2%
• One Interesting Fact: An important percentage of Greece's income comes from tourism. In 2004 Greece welcomed 16.5 million tourists. According to a survey conducted in China in 2005, Greece was voted as the Chinese people's number one choice as a tourist destination, and 6,088,287 tourists visited only the city of Athens, the capital city.

By: Priscilla Grasman