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Welcome to GREECE
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Information about GREECE Greece’s history is a story of chaos, drama, tragedy and democracy, all of which their great writers gave to the world. Even in modern day Greece, there is a magic which comes from there being no distinction between its past and the legends which seem to have carved the beautiful landscape themselves. Greece is as traditional as any other Mediterranean country, but on 8 January Gynaikratia is a day of role reversal in villages in northern Greece. Women spend the day in kafeneia (cafes), while the men stay at home to do housework. This is just one of many festivals throughout the year, some religious, some cultural. Greece is hugely popular and has a fully developed tourist infrastructure, but with more than 1400 islands, of which only 169 are inhabited, it’s not too difficult to drift away from the throng. Roughly four-fifths of Greece is mountainous, with most land lying over 1500m (4920ft) above sea level, making for some of the most spectacular coastline in Europe, . Greece is endowed with a spectacular richness of flora. In spring, the mountains explode with the country's best show of wildflowers, including crocuses, anemones, irises, poppies, lilies, rock roses and cyclamens- over 6000 species in all. Of course, Greece is most famous as being the birthplace of European civilisation and culture and the country is littered with ancient cities whose importance and influence is as important today as when they were built.

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GREECE

General Information
Capital: Athens
Area: 131,940 km²
Population: 10,645,343
Electricity: 220V
IDD: +30
Emergency number: 100
Timezone: GMT +2 Hrs (+3 Hrs MAR-OCT)

Language
Language: Greek

Government
Government: Parliamentary Republic

Religion
Religion: Greek-Orthodox, Muslim, Roman Catholic and Jewish

Health
Health: Tetanus, Diphtheria, Hepatitis B, FSME/RSSE

Currency
Currency: Euro (EUR) 1.00 = 100 Cents

Exchange Rate
Exchange Rate: EUR 1.00 = USD 1.05 = GBP 0.66 = CHF 1.46

Alcohol Limit
Alcohol Limit: 0,5 ?

Speed Limit
Speed Limit: Cities: 50 km/h, Outside cities: 80 km/h, Motorways: 100 km/h

Traffic
Traffic: Traffic drives on the right. Minimum age 17 years. Wearing of seat belts is compulsory.

Driving License
Driving License: International or national license.

National Holidays
National holidays: Jan 1 New Year's Day, Jan 6 Epiphany; Shrove Monday (variable), Mar 25 Feast of the Annunciation/Independence Day, May 1 Labor Day; Orthodox Good Friday (variable), Aug 15 Assumption Day, Oct 28 National Day, Dec 25 Christmas Day, Dec 26 St. Stephen's Day

Climate
Climate: Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers

Temperatures
Temperatures:

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
A	9	10	11	15	20	25	28	27	24	19	15	11
P	12	11	10	8	7	5	2	3	4	8	12	12
S	149	156	190	215	232	292	364	340	272	210	129	108

A = Av. Daily Temp.(°C)
P = Daily Precipitation (mm)
S = Sunshine (Hrs/Month)

Mobile Network
Mobile Network: GSM 900 / 1800

GPS
GPS: 39 00 N, 22 00 E

Shopping Hours
Shopping Hours: Mon, Wed, Sat: 8.00-14.00/Tue, Thu, Fri: 8.00-14.00 and
17.30-20.30. Most holiday resort shops stay open late in the evening.

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