EVERYTHING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GREECE

Geography

Location: Southern Europe, in the Mediterranean Sea, between the Aegean and Ionian Sea, bordering Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Area:
land area: 130,800 sq. km. It is mostly a mountainous country with ranges extending into the seas as peninsulas or chains of islands. The mainland coastline is 4,000 km long, while its 9841 islands, 114 of which are inhabited, add another 11,000 km of coastline.

People

Population: 10,647,511 (July 1995 est.). More than 4 million Greeks are estimated to live abroad.
Nationality: Greek

Government

Names:
conventional long form: Hellenic Republic
conventional short form: Greece
Greece, also known as Hellas, is the birthplace of politic, art and democracy as a form of government. The present Greek Constitution, voted in 1975 and amended in 1986 , defines the country’s political system as a Parliamentary Democracy (Republic) headed by a President. Legislative power is exercised by a single Parliament (House of Representatives) and executive power is vested in the Government and the President. The President of the Republic is elected by the Members of Parliament for a five years’ term , renewable only once. The Prime Minister,  whose Government must enjoy the confidence of the Parliament, has extensive powers. The Judiciary is independent. General election for the 300 parliamentary seats are held at least once every four years.