Demographics
What is the most spoken language in Greece?
Greek
What continent is Greece on?
Europe
Is Greece a developed nation?
Yes
What is the capital of Greece?
Athens
What were the two major city states of Ancient Greece?
Athens and Sparta
What is the most popular religion in Greece?
Greek Orthodox
What is the size of Greece?
132,000 Sq Km, or 51,000 Sq Miles
What is the most important sector of the Greek economy?
Tourism and/or merchant shipping
What type of government is Greece?
A unitary parliamentary republic
How old is Greek culture?
About 2800 years
How many people live in Greece?
10.6 million
What is the largest island in Greece?
Crete
How large is the Greek economy?
$222 billion
Who is the Prime Minister of Greece?
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
When did Greece declare independence?
March 25th, 1821
What is the average Greek age?
44 years
Who is Greece's neighbors?
Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Turkey
What is the debt to GDP ratio of the Greek economy?
212%
What is the current majority party of Greece?
New Democracy
What island did Greece and Turkey fight over?
Cyprus
Which metropolitan area in the US has the highest percentage of Greeks?
Greater Boston Area
How many inhabitated islands does Greece have?
227
Who owns the Port of Piraeus, the largest port in Greece?
COSCO, aka China Ocean Shipping Company
Who is the first female president of Greece?
Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou
When did the last king of Greece reign?
1964 to 1973