Overview of and topical guide to Greece
The location of
Greece
An enlargeable map of the
Hellenic Republic
The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Greece:
Greece –
sovereign country located on the southern end of the
Balkan Peninsula in
Southern Europe .
[1] Greece borders
Albania ,
Bulgaria , and
North Macedonia 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 .
Greece lies at the juncture of
Europe ,
Asia and
Africa . It is heir to the heritages of
ancient Greece , the
Roman and
Byzantine Empires ,
[2] and nearly four centuries of
Ottoman rule.
[3] Greece is the birthplace of
democracy ,
[4] Western
philosophy ,
[5] the
Olympic Games (for this reason, unless it is the host nation, it always leads the
Parade of Nations in accordance with tradition begun at the
1928 Amsterdam Olympics ),
Western literature and
historiography ,
political science , major scientific and
mathematical principles, and Western
drama
[6] including both
tragedy and
comedy .
Greece is a
developed country , a member of the
European Union since 1981,
[7] a member of the
Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001,
NATO since 1952,
[8] the
OECD since 1961,
[9] the
WEU since 1995 and
ESA since 2005.
[10]
Athens is the capital;
Thessaloniki ,
Patras ,
Heraklion ,
Volos ,
Ioannina ,
Larissa and
Kavala are some of the country's other major cities.
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of
Greece
Geography of Greece
An enlargeable topographic map of
Greece
Geography of Greece
Bulgaria 494 km
Albania 282 km
North Macedonia 246 km
Turkey 206 km
Environment of Greece
An enlargeable satellite composite image of
Greece
Environment of Greece
Natural geographic features of Greece
The
Ionian Islands
View of
Thessaloniki
View of
Patras from the fortress
Agrinio
Athens
Regions of Greece
Ecoregions of Greece
List of ecoregions in Greece
Administrative divisions of Greece
Administrative divisions of Greece
Administrative regions of Greece
Modern regions of Greece
Regional units of Greece
Regional units of Greece
Municipalities of Greece
Municipalities and communities of Greece
Traditional geographic divisions of Greece
Traditional geographic divisions of Greece
Demography of Greece
Demographics of Greece
Government and politics of Greece
Politics of Greece
Branches of the government of Greece
Government of Greece
Executive branch of the government of Greece
Legislative branch of the government of Greece
The
Old Royal Palace , seat of the
Hellenic Parliament
Judicial branch of the government of Greece
Judicial system of Greece
There are three Supreme Courts in Greece. They are:
Foreign relations of Greece
Foreign relations of Greece
International organization membership
The Hellenic Republic is a member of:
[1]
Law and order in Greece
Greek motorcycle police officer in Athens
Hellenic Coast Guard : coastal patrol boat ΛΣ-172 type LCS-57 Mk.II at Bay of Zea marina coast guard station, Piraeus
Military of Greece
Evzones of the
Presidential Guard , Syntagma Square, Athens
Greek soldiers presenting arms
Hellenic National Defence General Staff
Military of Greece
Local government in Greece
Local government in Greece
History of Greece
Grave Circle A, Mycenae ruins from the
Late Helladic period (1600 BC)
The
Temple of Hephaestus at the Agora of Athens, built 449-415 BC
Remains of the
Roman Agora built in Athens during the
Roman period
History of Greece
By period
Timeline of Greek history
By subject
Culture of Greece
The
Zappeion , a Conference and Exhibition Centre in
Neoclassical style
Easter eggs in Greece
National Library of Greece
The
Parthenon in Athens
The Terrace of the Lions in
Delos
El Greco , painter, sculptor and architect born in Fodele, Crete
Meteora , a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Parnassos Literary Society . From left:
Georgios Stratigis ,
Georgios Drossinis ,
Ioannis Polemis ,
Kostis Palamas at the center,
Georgios Souris and
Aristomenis Provelengios , poets of the
New Athenian School . Painting by
Georgios Roilos
A group of Sfakians dancing the
Syrtos
Mosaic of a Greek theatre mask from the Jewelry Quarter of Delos
Culture of Greece
Art in Greece
Religion in Greece
Our Lady of Tinos , the major Marian shrine in Greece
Fethiye Mosque , an Ottoman mosque in Ioannina
Religion in Greece
Sports in Greece
Opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athen's
Olympic Stadium
The
Greece national football team in 2010
Panathenaic Stadium , the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble
Sports in Greece
Economy and infrastructure of Greece
Fish farming, Argolic gulf
View of a wind farm,
Panachaiko mountain
Delphi , a popular tourist destination
View of the port of
Patras
KTEL bus station in
Pyrgos
Economy of Greece
Education in Greece
The
Academy of Athens
Education in Greece
Health in Greece
Healthcare in Greece
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Greece
Government
Other