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3 days ago · Greece, the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. It lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa and is heir to the heritages of Classical Greece, the Byzantine Empire, and nearly four centuries of Ottoman Turkish rule. One-fifth of Greece’s area is made up of the Greek islands.
- Cultural Institutions
Greece’s national sport is football (soccer), and basketball...
- Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing
Greece - Farming, Livestock, Fisheries: Greece’s...
- Restoration of Democracy
Greece - Democracy, Referendum, Colonels: Konstantinos...
- Resistance to Ottoman Rule
Greece - Ottoman Rule, Resistance, Revolution: During much...
- Byzantine Recovery
Greece - Byzantine, Recovery, Culture: The Byzantine...
- Greece's Debt Crisis
Greece - Greece’s debt crisis: The Greek economy, like those...
- Metaxas, Wwii, Dictatorship
Greece - Metaxas, WWII, Dictatorship: Public disillusionment...
- Reform, Expansion, Defeat
Greece - Reform, Expansion, Defeat: The downfall of King...
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5 days ago · Athens lies 5 miles (8 km) from the Bay of Phaleron, an inlet of the Aegean (Aigaíon) Sea where Piraeus (Piraiévs), the port of Athens, is situated, in a mountain-girt arid basin divided north-south by a line of hills. Greater Athens has an area of 165 square miles (427 square km).
4 days ago · Location Map; Where is Greece? Greece is located in South Eastern Europe and borders the Ionian and Mediterranean Seas to the north, Albania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia to the east, and Turkey to the east.
2 days ago · Europe is the second smallest of the world’s continents, composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia (the great landmass that it shares with Asia). It occupies nearly one-fifteenth of the world’s total land area.
2 days ago · The northeastern edge of Corfu lies off the coast of Sarandë, Albania, separated by straits varying in width from 3 to 23 km (2 to 14 miles). The southeast side of the island lies off the coast of Thesprotia, Greece.
5 days ago · Crete (/ kriːt / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti [ˈkriti], Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete is located about 100 km (62 mi) south of ...
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3 days ago · Sparta is located in the region of Laconia, in the south-eastern Peloponnese. Ancient Sparta was built on the banks of the Eurotas , the largest river of Laconia, which provided it with a source of fresh water.
