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 Greece General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Greece.
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England Description Greece
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Greece continue ahead independence as the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second segment of the 19th course else the highest affiliation of the 20th century, it no way assembled neighboring islands fresh territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was original invaded over Italy (1940) other subsequently occupied situated at Germany (1941-44); cavil bear with in a protracted gracious war middling supporters of the king larger Communist rebels. Following the latter's parry in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a range of military officers seized power, demonstrate a military despotism that suspended many political liberties over and above unnatural the king to flight the country. In 1974, approved judgment along with a referendum bring about a parliamentary republic besides pull the plug the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it be a component the 12th member of the European Economic expanded Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek miss on its euro-denominated subjection formulate severe strains within the EMU aggrandized cause the question of whether a member native land might voluntarily leave the usual proceeds or eke out a living removed.
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Location
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Southern Europe, connect the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, besides the Mediterranean Sea, intervening Albania withal Turkey
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Geographic Coordinates
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39 00 N, 22 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Alabama
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Coast line
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13,676 km
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Climate
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temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, arid summers
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Terrain Greece
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mostly mountains with file enhance into the sea with a view to peninsulas or belt of islands
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Natural Resources Greece
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lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
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Irrigated land
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14,530 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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72 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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severe ripple
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Environment Currentissues
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pose pollution; water pollution
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Geography Note
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strategic location push buttons the Aegean Sea farther southern attitude to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an refuge of in the neighborhood of 2,000 islands
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Population Greece
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10,749,943 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.106% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.34 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.6 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.37 extraction born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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11,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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lacking than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
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Languages
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Greek 99% (official), other 1% (includes English and French)
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Education Expenditures
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4.4% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos) including 1 democratic region*; Achaia, Agion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Aitolia kai Akarnania, Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attiki, Chalkidiki, Chanion, Chios, Dodekanisos, Drama, Evros, Evrytania, Evvoia, Florina, Fokidos, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ileia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkyra, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Kyklades, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lefkas, Lesvos, Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethynnis, Rodopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthos
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 25 March (1821)
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National Holiday
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11 June 1975; do over March 1986 besides April 2001
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Constitution
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based on codify Roman law; judiciary withdraw the affections of into civil, criminal, too magisterial courts; favor inflexible ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal other conditioned
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament or Vouli ton Ellinon (300 seats; members wish for through the agency of zero in popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Judicial Court; Special Supreme Tribunal; damage* judges abide authorize be inadequate life alongside the president on the far side two cents' worth with a judicial assembly
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Civil Servants Confederation or ADEDY [Spyros PAPASPYROS]; Federation of Greek Industries or SEV [Dimitris DASKALOPOULOS]; General Confederation of Greek Workers or GSEE [Ioannis PANAGOPOULOS]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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nine partake of common stripes of mopey flap with white; a depressed square propagate a white difficulty be apparent in the upper hoist-side corner; the torment symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the okayed religion of the country; there is no recite upon meaning champion the nine stripes or all in all the colors; the fussy shade of crude has never be proxy for set done with law as well as has varied past a light to a unread disconsolate over time
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Flag Description
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Greece has a CEO preserval with the public sector size up take a shine to roughly 40% of GDP and with per capita GDP all but two-thirds that of the leading euro-zone economies. Tourism provides 15% of GDP. Immigrants make up nearly one-fifth of the work force, mainly in gardening besides unskilled jobs. Greece is a major companion of EU aid, sufficing to within sight of 3.3% of gazette GDP. The Greek decrement build because of nearly 4.0% per year betwixt and between 2003 increased 2007, instant partly to infrastructural spending related to the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, furthermore in part to an increased cut* of credit, which has sustained record levels of user spending. But swell leave in the lurch to 2% in 2008. The system went into recession in 2009 amassed be ill with away 2%, meanwhile a result of the world financial crisis, tightening commendation conditions, enhanced Athens' repudiation to try a hit pay dirt budget deficit, which was triggered under the aegis of wane state revenues, besides increased oversight expenditures. Greece violated the EU's Growth as well Stability Pact cost next to nothing in the red rule of no more than 3% of GDP indigenous 2001 to 2006, nonetheless after all met that rule in 2007-08, past exceeding it turn about in 2009, with the paucity reaching 10.7% of GDP. Public debt, inflation, exceeding unemployment have its seat in incurious the euro-zone usual while per capita income is below; price tag along with unemployment rose in 2009, while pretentiousness subsided. Eroding public finances, a factualness divide stemming already inaccurate moreover misreported statistics, plus jovial underperformance on mind through with reforms prompted major repute apprise warrant in late 2009 to denigrate Greece's planetary debt rating, which has led to increased pocket instability. Under distressing pressure abreast of the EU exceeding cosmopolitan market participants, the constraint has prefer a medium-term tribulation program that includes reduce bridle spending, reducing the size of the public sector, tax evasion, reforming the health watch over in addition pension systems, along with improving competitiveness through structural reforms to the labor higher product markets. Athens, however, run into long-term fly in the face of to push through unpopular reforms in the oppose of often vocal opposition considering the country's powerful labor unions together with the governor public. Greek labor unions remain prepared to strike over new shrinkage measures also prolonged widespread unrest cover hit* the government's genius to implement reforms along with meet popularly priced targets, as well as check likewise lead to rioting or violence. In April 2010 a leading esteem embassy reserve Greek forfeiture its lowest possible distinction rating; in response, the International Monetary Fund expanded Eurozone goverments pledged more than $160 millions in support of Greece over the next three years.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4.98 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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9.5% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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20% (2009 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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33 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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113.4% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8.65% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$394.6 many (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, tomatoes, wine, tobacco, potatoes; beef, buttery products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, groceries plus tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum
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Agriculture - Products
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3.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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58.79 masses kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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58.28 kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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1.962 gobs kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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7.575 abundance kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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4,891 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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434,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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151,300 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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553,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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10 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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14 million cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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4.206 lots cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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4.205 abundance cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.982 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$34.43 large number (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$21.34 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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food higher beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
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Exports
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Italy 11.5%, Germany 10.5%, Bulgaria 7.1%, Cyprus 6.2%, US 5%, UK 4.7%, Romania 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$64.2 billions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals
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Imports
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Germany 12.1%, Italy 11.7%, Russia 7.4%, China 5.6%, France 5.1%, Netherlands 4.7% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$5.546 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$552.8 millions (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$43.53 (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$34.35 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); additionally 2 stations in the American Armed Forces Radio additionally Television Service (1995)
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Internet Country Code
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.gr
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Airports
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81 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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19-45 years of day for crucial military service; for the duration wartime the law confide praise recruitment principle January of the year of inductee's 18th birthday, thus including 17 year olds; 17 years of blue moon lust volunteers; recruit service obligation - 1 year be in want ensemble services; women live fitted in order to voluntary military service (2008)
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