Greece

Depends.

The first option is naturalization if the non-EU national has no EU ancestry/descent/origin.

- Have a clean criminal record

- Be over 18 years of age

- Be married a minimum of 3 years

- Speak Greek fluently

- Live in Greece for 3-7 years

It takes years for these applications to be examined and processed. You can read all about it here, in which the process is detailed from beginning to end: "Greek citizenship by naturalization"

http://livingingreece.gr/2007/03/16/greek-citizenship-citizen-through-naturalization-american-spouse-greece-marriage-work-residence-permit/

The second option is to claim citizenship through an ancestor born in an EU country, if applicable.

- Often no language requirement

- Often no fee

- Often no residency requirements, in fact one can apply outside the country at a consulate or embassy

- Doesn't matter who you are married to

You can read all about it here:

"How to get EU citizenship by ancestry or naturalization"

http://livingingreece.gr/2008/03/18/how-to-acquire-eu-citizenship-through-ancestry-or-naturalization/

The greatest part of ancient Greece consisted of wild mountains and dense forests, with little space for agriculture. Overseas colonies offered for many Greeks much better living and farming conditions.

Greece joined the European Union (EU) in 1981.

The largest island in Greece is Crete.

Yes. Greece has signed an extradition treaty with US. The treaty was signed on November 1, 1932 at Washington. Treaty and exchange of notes were signed at Athens on May 6, 1931. Senate advice and consent to ratification was done on February 19, 1932. It was ratified by the President of the United States on March 10, 1932. It was ratified by Greece on October 13, 1932. Ratifications were exchanged at Washington on November 1, 1932. The treaty was entered into force on November 1, 1932. Hope this helps.

Yes, Greece is a part of the Schengen Area but if you intend to travel through Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey or other Balkan countries (as opposed to a flight or ferry from Italy or other Schengen countries) then you may need a visa for those countries. A Schengen Visa is a visa which allows the holder to visit any country which is part of the Schengen Agreement. Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland are the present Schengen countries (as of May 2009). Liechtenstein is expected to fully sign-up later this year. Also there are no border controls between San Marino, Vatican City and Italy or between Monaco and France. Separate visas are still needed for visits to the United Kingdom, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus and other European countries. Schengen countries are those where border controls have been abolished so there are no longer any passport checks on borders and it's often difficult to know if you've actually crossed a border. Note that there are still customs checks between Schengen countries where one is an EU member (for example, Sweden) and the other is not part of the EU (for example, Norway). All Schengen countries require people to carry some form of ID with them (whether they are a visitor or a national or resident of that country). To apply for a Schengen visa you should apply to the embassy of the first country you intend to visit. If you plan to visit Italy, France and Spain (in that order) then you only need to apply to the Italian embassy and your visa is good for France and Spain too. European Union and EEA citizens don't need any visas to travel within the EU or Schengen countries. Croatians don't need any kind of visa for travel in Italy, Slovenia or Hungary but do need a visa if they intend to go elsewhere in the EU. Americans and Canadians may need a visa for some EU countries.

My Yia Yia is Greek and we usually have lamb, baklava, mousaka, (not "Moose Ca-ca")

and all of that other delicious Greek food...:)

Greece is mostly in Europe; though some of its islands are geographically in Asia.

The four types of Greek government are:

Monarchy

A monarchy means in Greek, "ruled by one". In a monarchy the city-state was ruled by one ruler or king. The family of the king or ruler also got power.

Oligarchy

An oligarchy in Greek means "ruled by few". In an oligarchy a small group of the richest and most powerful citizens controlled decision making.

Democracy

A democracy is what we have today. It means in Greek "rule by the people". Citizens got to vote on decisions.

Tyranny

A tyranny is sort of like a monarchy. The city-state is ruled by one king. Though, that king makes harsh decisions and had all power. They take over things by force.

The Greeks adapted the Phoenician alphabet for their own communications.

Behind the Parliment Buildings on Syndagma Square

Macedonia was nearly wrested from the rest of Greece by communists who had allied themselves with communist Yugoslavia, but the Greek army prevailed and the communists were expelled but not before they had stolen 28,000 Greek children from Macedonia, Thessaly, Epirus and Thrace and sent them to Slavic states to be 're-educated' to the communist ideology.

Yes. If they fail to pay a debt to the government they could loose sufferage permantly or temporarily.

The volcanic eruption that formed the caldera of Santorini is believed to have occurred around 1600 BCE during the Minoan civilization. It is known as one of the largest volcanic events in recorded history.

Yes, Greece is west of Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia is located in present-day Iraq, while Greece is located in southeastern Europe.

Ptolemy- An Egyptian dynasty of Macedonian kings (323-30 b.c.). The Ptolemies included Ptolemy I (367?-283?), a general in Alexander the Great's army who succeeded him as ruler of Egypt (323-285), and Ptolemy XV (47-30), who ruled as coregent (44-30) with his mother, Cleopatra.

Italy is indeed a penninsula.A peninsula is a a piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides. The state of Florida is also a penninsuls.For more information check out www.bing.com

The Rhodope Mountains go through northeastern Greece along the northern border. The Pindus Mountains run down the center of Greece. The Acarnanian Mountains are in western Greece. The

The Pierian Mountains are in Central Macedonia, Greece.

Its normally hot and the local foods they have are cheaper because they grow locally of course, (eg: tomatoes-sauces, olives-oliveoil, sunflowers-sunfloweroil, etc...)

the whole population in the world that exists. We people who live currently fell from the sky heads landing first. Although if you think this is a weird answer you are weird! asdfjkl; Guess what? Chicken butt! your face will not like this answer so too bad BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!

There are several types of trees that grow in Greece. A few of the trees are the olive tree, plum tree, juniperus excelsa, and the pinus nigra.

Basicly everywhere, lol

Luxuria