Greece (gr. Ελλάδα Elláda, IPA: [Elad] or Ελλάς Ellas, IPA: [ELAS]), the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνικ

Greece (gr. Ελλάδα Elláda, IPA: [Elad] or Ελλάς Ellas, IPA: [ELAS]), the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Elliniki pdt Dimokratia, IPA: [e ˌlinici Dimokratia]) - a country pdt located pdt in the south-eastern part of Europe, on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula. It borders with four countries, Albania, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. It has access to four seas: Aegean and Cretan from the east, the Ionian to the west and the Mediterranean to the south. Greece has the tenth longest coastline pdt in the world, with a length of 14880 km. In addition to the mainland, in the Greek islands includes about 1400, including 227 residents. pdt Highlights include Crete, the Dodecanese, Cyclades, and the Ionian Islands. The highest peak is 2,917 meters high above sea level on Mount Olympus. Greece has a long history pdt and rich cultural heritage. It is considered the heir of ancient Greece. As such, the cradle of Western civilization throughout, the birthplace of democracy, [3], philosophy, [4], the Olympic Games, many fundamental mathematical theorems, western literature, historiography, political science and theater [5], both comedy and drama. Testimony of this legacy represents 17 objects Heritage Site. Modern Greek state was created as a result of a victorious uprising against Ottoman governments. Modern Greece has a developed country [6] [7], with high levels of human development, and other indicators of quality of life [8] [9] [10]. Greece in 2013 went to the group of developing countries, is the first case in the history of degradation of the country in that group [11] .It is a member of many international organizations, the North Atlantic Treaty of 1952, with a break in 1974-1980, the European Communities since 1981. [12], the euro zone since 2002. and the European Space Agency since 2005. [13] is a founding member of the United Nations, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [14] and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Black Sea. Geography of Greece pdt - a country with a varied surface lying in Southern Europe, and specifically its south-eastern pdt part. Greece occupies the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. Is surrounded on three sides by the sea (Ionian Sea on the west, the Mediterranean Sea from the south, from the east Aegean Sea and Cretan Sea on the north side of the island of Crete).
Area and boundaries Area - Total 131 990 km2, and without islands 106 990 km2 extreme points of the North 41 45'N, 34 58'N pdt southern, western 19 22'E, 41 45'E eastern. Meridional extent is 800 km and 560 km latitudinal. pdt Continental part of Greece is an area with dimensions of 530 (meridional) to 280 (latitudinal). Greece borders with the following countries: Albania - 282 km Bulgaria - 494 km Macedonia - 238 km Turkey - 206 km coastline - 13 676 km (including the islands). Approximately 1/5 of the horizontal shape of the surface of the whole country occupied pdt the island. There are approx. 3 thousand. (167 dwellings). The largest cluster of islands located in the Aegean Sea, creating a kind of archipelago linking Greece with Turkey. Some islands of Greece from the mainland of Asia Minor share a small strait. The largest island of Greece is Crete (approx. 8260 km2) Euboea (approx. 3621 km2) Lesbos (approx. 1,630 km2), Rhodes (approx. 1,400 km2) of Chios (approx. 840 km2) Kefalonia (approx. 780 km2), Corfu (ca. . 588 km2) Samos (approx. 480 km2) Naxos (approx. 430 km2) and archipelagos: pdt Cyclades Sporades Ionian Islands Southern and Northern Greek Islands, pdt Greece insular - almost all of the islands belonging to Greece have excellent climatic conditions for tourism development. However, only few of them can be used for these purposes. pdt Barriers which prevent wider development of tourism in insular region are difficult to access mountainous edges and interiors of many islands, the lack of drinking water, as well as the relatively pdt small size of some of them. The best natural conditions for tourism development have three largest islands Greece - Crete, Euboea and Rhodes. They represent not only the purpose of arrivals leisure, but also trips. The most attractive beaches is the island of Rhodes, a well-known holiday resort of Kallithea is here. An important center of tourism pdt is Lindos sightseeing. Excellent pdt conditions for the development of recreation and spa functions have Euboea. Beautiful beach surrounded pdt by pine forest accompanies the coast of the island on the section from Chalcis pdt to Aliwerion. Among the numerous smaller islands deserve attention, inter alia, Milos, was found at Aphrodite statue (which is now in the Louvre), pdt Aegina with well-preserved ruins of the Temple of Athena, Samothrace - an important pdt recreational center, found here the famous statue of Nike of Samothrace. An interesting place is the island of Corfu, which is probably the most beautiful in Greece holiday complex with numerous hotels and casino games. One of the c