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- In Athens lives around 40 percent of the total population.
- Greece is also known for its largest naval army in the world.
- Greece has around 3000 islands, 1200 island are large enough for habitation and around 270 are inhabited.
- The oldest spoken language in Europe is the Greek language.
- Voting in Greece is required by the law.
- Greek wave with their palm closed.
- About 80 percent of Greece is mountainous. It is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe.
- Greece is the world’s third leading producer of olives.
- Ancient Greeks invented alarm clock. They integrated a mechanism to time the alarm that would sound off
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pebbles into drums.
- Greece has 9000 miles of coastline and America has 11800 miles of coastline, but its territory is smaller then Alabama.
- In Ancient Greek times began the foundations of modern medicine, philosophy, geometry, cartography etc.
- Around 13 percent of the English words derive from Greek.
- The olive tree of Vouves (Crete) is the oldest olive tree in the world, aged around 3000 years and it still produces olives.
- Because of its volcanic origins, island of Santorini has red, black and white beaches.
- Olympic Games originated in Greece about 3000 years ago.
- Every year, this amazing country is visited by approx 16.5 million tourists, which is more than the country’s entire population.
- Greece has one of the lowest death rate for cancer in Europe.
- Drachma was Greek currency till it was replaced with Euro in 2001. The drachma was used for about 3000 years and it was Europe’s oldest currency.
- The concept of “trial by jury” takes origins in Ancient Greece.
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