Greece

· Country Name
Hellenic Republic /greece

· Year Founded
Between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the annexation of the classical Greek heartlands by Rome in 146 BC.
· Population
10,737,428 (July 2009 est.)

· Primary Language
Greek
· Ethnic Make-up
Population: Greek 93%, other (foreign citizens) 7% (2001 census) note: percents represent citizenship, since Greece does not collect data on ethnicity
· Political System
Based on codified Roman law; judiciary divided into civil, criminal, and administrative courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
· Year Entered the European Union
1981
· Representative of the European Union (include party)

· Type of Economy
Single market
· Currency
Euro
· Current Exchange rate for American Currency
1 eu =1.35 dollars
· GDP
$373.516 billion
· Percentage of Trade within the European Union

· Unemployment Rate

· Chief Exports
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
$27.4 billion f.o.b. (2008 est
· Key Imports
Machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals

· Major Religions
Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%
· Surrounding Countries
Border countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, Macedonia 246 km
· Literacy Rate
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97.8% female: 94.2% (2001 census
· One Interesting Fact
As per 2007 UNICEF report, Greece had the lowest percentage of teenagers smoking cigarettes (or cannabis) or living in a step family structure.