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Greece

Greece is a country made up of many islands. It has a rich history filled with gods, goddesses, wars, tragedies, romances, and some of the best myths of all time. Questions in this section can include things about current or ancient Greece.

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What is the current status of Santorini?

I was in the island Nea Kameni on 24 September 2010; some fumaroles with sulfur depositions around. See also the link.

Was Crete Occupied By Germany?

During World War II, the island was the scene of the famous Battle of Crete where, in May 1941, German paratroopers sustained almost 7,000 casualties, meeting fierce resistance from both locals and the British Commonwealth force, commanded by General Sir Bernard Freyberg.

After seven days of fighting and tough resistance, Allied commanders decided that the cause was hopeless, and ordered a withdrawal from Sfakia.

During the night of May 24, King George II and his government were evacuated from Crete to Egypt.

Principal source: Wikipedia

What religions are practiced in greece in percentages?

Religions practiced in Greece in percentages - Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7%.

The people of Ancient Greece lived in small isolated communities that eventually grew into large city-states. Why were these communities isolated from one another?

Geography - Greece has patches of arable land separated by mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, and this led to the different tribes being separated when they ceased to be nomads and settled on one of the patches of fertile land.

Is Macedonia in the northen hemisphere?

Greece is positioned in both the northern and eastern hemispheres and located in the southeastern region of the European Continent on the northern Greek peninsula.

What country uses the Drachma?

Greece used to use drachmas but now it uses euros.

How big is Macedonia?

The Total Area of the historical province of Macedonia in northern Greece is 34,177 km2 (13,196 sq mi)

What does the name Timothy mean in Greek?

Timothy, in Greek, means "Honoring God".

Did Turks mix with any other ethnic group in Greece?

a little, a DNA test will show that there is a mere 2% difference between ancient greeks or ancient albanians or bulgarians since the ottoman empire, so the greeks today are 98 % the same greeks as in ancient time. basically very limited mixing

What part of Greece is now Turkey?

The eastern part of Thrace, which was originally part of Greece, is now Turkey.

What is the greek word for grandmother?

The greek word is γιαγιά.

Pronunciation: ya-ya (stress falls on the last syllable).

What is the greek word for depressed?

ΘΛΙΜΜΕΝΟΣ / θλιμμένος (m.). ΘΛΙΜΜΕΝΗ / θλιμμένη (f.)

or: ΣΕ ΚΑΤΑΘΛΙΨΗ / σε κατάθλιψη (as in the health/medical condition)

3 How did the Hellenistic polis differ from the earlier Greek Polis?

Hellenistic polis varied greatly from the original greek polis.

I would suggest checking out UNC website. There is a link to it below.

What are push factors of Greece?

One of the biggest push factors of Greece is their financial crisis, which started in the late 1990s, but has grown out of control currently. This is a brief synopsis of the crisis and the effects.

Over the years, Greece has been spending far much more than it owns, borrowing money which it could not pay back with it small tax income. When a financial crisis hit which was caused by the world economic problems, Greece could not afford to borrow money and pay off it debt. This revealed the size of the debt problem, as well as how much Athens (The capitol of Greece) has been lying about the financial status to the EU to retain their EU membership.

Currently, Greece owes 133% of its 305.6 billion GDP (Gross domestic Products), and due to the shrinkage of the economy in Greece, by next year, that will have increased to 140%. Even if the new bailout plan of increased taxes and reduced benefits, it will only cut the debt to 120% by 2020.

This could easily have a drastic effect on the world, for it Greece does indeed go bankrupt, then all the businesses, industries, institutions and countries that lent Greece money would know that they would never receive their money back and try to call in their loans, but with no avail, for Greece will have no money to pay back with. The businesses and institutions which lent to Greece will have given so much money, that they would not have been able to pay off their own debts, and soon fall under as well. This may not affect all places directly, however with the continuum of failing businesses, the economy will take such colossal damage that everywhere will take effect.

The only reason which Greece has not already fallen under and caused this chaos is due to an organisation called The Troika, which is a collaboration of the IMF, European central bank and the EU, who have all seen what could erupt from Greece's downfall and are trying to help Greece stay above. To do this, they have been giving Greece the funds to keep the debts off, all the while demanding the Greek government to create large budget cuts which will in turn keep the spending under control and hopefully stop the debt from increasing beyond control. The problem with this is that because so many of the Greek citizens are already experiencing economic troubles and communal cataclysm, they cannot sustain themselves if these cuts are introduced, which leads to riots on the street to prevent the plan from going into action. Already in Greece, the unemployment rate is more than 20%. In a country of 11 million, the Greek Orthodox Church claims to be feeding over 250,000 people a day, while more than 10,000 were out on the streets during one of the coldest winters in the past 50 years. Even before this crisis came to be, one fifth of Greece was below the poverty line, now, it is up to one third.

It is because of these issues that Greece is stuck. Either it can choose to not push the budget cuts, which would lead to being expelled from the EU, and the total end of Greece, which would also then lead to one of the greatest economic drops of all time, though it would be able to keep its citizens content for a small amount of time, or it can deal with the outraged citizens and its failing economy, but slowly reduce the debt and in 20 or so years be back on track, though most of it population would either have emigrated or died from the inability to move and inability to survive, thus creating an empty country.

How is the nightlife in North Cyprus?

If you're looking for a mix of great beaches, happening clubs, loud bars and bargain drinks prices, think North Cyprus! At night, the Escape Beach Club and Acapulco beach turn into open-air clubs, so you can sunbathe all day and rave all night on virtually the same spot of golden sandy beach! Head for the bars around the harbour at Kyrenia for good fun without overpriced menus or sour-faced bouncers. Discover more at the web sites below!

http://www.cyprus44.com/kyrenia/nightlife.asp
http://www.cyprus44.com/nicosia/nightlife.asp
www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Cyprus/Nightlife-Cyprus-BR-7.html