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GREECEGREECEIt has borders with Albania, the Republic of Macedonia[5] and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of
mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. Both parts of the Eastern Mediterranean basin feature a vast number of islands, islets and rock islands.Modern Greece traces its roots to the civilization of ancient Greece, generally
considered to be the cradle of Western civilization. As such, it is the birthplace of democracy,[6] Western philosophy,[7] the Olympic Games, Western literature and historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and
Western drama,[8] including both tragedy and comedy.Greece is a developed country, a member of the European Union since 1981,[9] a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001,
NATO since 1952,[10] the OECD since 1961,[11] the WEU since 1995, a founding member of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and a member of ESA
since 2005.[12] Athens is the capital; Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Larissa, Volos, Ioannina, Kavala, Rhodes and Serres are some of the country's other
major cities.
ALL ABOUT GREECEALL ABOUT GREECE GREECE-WHY VISIT THIS COUNTRY ? GREECE GREECE-WHY VISIT THIS COUNTRY ? GREECE
ONCE WAS IN THE BATTLE AGINST THE PERSIAN ONCE WAS IN THE BATTLE AGINST THE PERSIAN EMPIRE WICH WAS BASED ON THE MOVIE 300.FOR EMPIRE WICH WAS BASED ON THE MOVIE 300.FOR THE GREEK,ATHEN IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF A THE GREEK,ATHEN IS THE BEST EXAMPLE OF A DEMOCRATIC CITY STATE,IT WAS THE HOME OF DEMOCRATIC CITY STATE,IT WAS THE HOME OF THE WORLDS FIRST DEMOCRATIC THE WORLDS FIRST DEMOCRATIC CONTITUTION.IN THE 300B.C.,PHILLIP II OF CONTITUTION.IN THE 300B.C.,PHILLIP II OF MACEDONIA AND HIS SON,ALEXANDER THE MACEDONIA AND HIS SON,ALEXANDER THE GREAT, INVADED THE NORTHERN BORDER OF GREAT, INVADED THE NORTHERN BORDER OF GREECE.DURING THESE PERIOD,CITY-STATES GREECE.DURING THESE PERIOD,CITY-STATES SUCH AS ATHENS AND SPARTA WANTED TO SUCH AS ATHENS AND SPARTA WANTED TO EXPAND THEIR EMPIRES.EXPAND THEIR EMPIRES.
