GreeceBy:Asjane Kidd and Yendri Martinez

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Capital of GreeceThe capital of Greece is Athens. This town

attracts huge group of tourists who visit Acropolis, Parthenon and the National Museum more than once. The beautiful historical buildings make Athens an abode of tourism.

THIS IS ATHENS

Greece FlagThe Greek flag is called "Galanolefci" which means "blue and white". Originally it was blue with a white diagonal cross. The cross is now situated in the upper left corner, and symbolizes the Christian faith.

ClimateClimate: temperate; mild, wet winters; hot,

dry summers. The climate of Greece is mild Mediterranean. Although many places in northern Greece have cold winters with lots of snow where highly developed ski centres boost the winter tourism of Greece. The summer can be very hot, especially in the mainland. The Greek islands however have a milder climate due to the summer northern winds, known as the Meltemi.

Population10.964.020 (2001 - census)

More than 4 millions Greeks are estimated to live abroad, including over 2 million in America.

Population by areas: Urban: 58,8%, Semi-rural: 12,8%, Rural: 28,4%.

Holidays in greeceEach church is devoted to a particular saint and that

saint's name day is usually celebrated with a Panagiri (festival), and a religious service. On that day, people with the same name as the saint celebrate their name day in the same way as we celebrate our birthdays. When you go to a village ask one of the locals when the panagiri for a particular church is and if it happens to be during your stay, join in the celebration. My favorite Saint's day is for the Prophet Elias because it is  held at a monastery or church on the highest point of an island which is usually on top of a mountain. Also many islands and villages will have a particular patron saint that they celebrate more then the others. Find out who that Saint is and when the panagiri is.

Food and drinksDrink in Greece

There is no drinking age limit in Greece. Anyone is welcome to drink as much as their heart desire, and everyone is expected to act civil before, during, and after drinking...

Food in Greece Enjoy a truly memorable Greek experience. The total Greek experience. Great food, wine, music, entertainment, atmosphere, and the happy, fun nature of a typical taverna...

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Jennifer AnistonJennifer Aniston was born on February

11, 1969 in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, and grew up in New York City. She is the daughter of the actor John Aniston and actress Nancy Dow. Aniston´s father is a Greek American born on the island of Crete, Greece, while her mother was born in New York City of English and Scottish descent. Aniston has two half-brothers, John Melick (older) and Alex Aniston (younger). Aniston´s godfather was the actor Telly Savalas, her father´s best friend. She lived in Greece for one year as a child with her family, and they later relocated to New York City.

. Alexandros Papadiamantis.He was born in Skiathos

island in 1851. His father was the minister Adamantios Emmanouil and his mother Aggeliki. He was brought up among nine brothers, two of which died young, with the fear of god and he got familiar with the religious atmosphere and practices at an early stage of his life. He created a Christian-like character that he maintained grimly till the end.

Nana MouskouriNana Mouskouri is a very

famous Greek singer who was born on October 13th 1934, in Chania, Crete. Her songs had a great success all over the world and she recorded many of them in different languages, including Greek, French, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Portuguese and Japanese among others.

Telly Savalas Telly Savalas (born Aristotle

Savalas) (January 21, 1924 - January 22, 1994) was a Greek-American actor. He was best known for his work on the Kojak television series, and for playing Ernst Stavro Blofeld in the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service Savalas was born in Garden City, New York to Greek parents, Nicholas and Christina Savalas. He served in World War II after he dropped out of Columbia University, where he was studying psychology. He was honourably discharged with a Purple Heart disability. During the early 1950s, Savalas worked for ABC radio and eventually became the executive producer of his own popular talk show, "Telly's Coffee House". It was not until he was in his thirties that he decided to turn to acting.

The president (Associated Press, Athens News

Agency) Karolos Papoulias was sworn in

as President of Greece on 12 March 2005, after having been elected by an unprecedented 279 votes in the country's 300-seat parliament. A founding member of the opposition Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), the 75-year-old Papoulias won support both from his own party and from the ruling center-right New Democracy party, which nominated him to succeed Kostis Stephanopoulos in the largely ceremonial post.

Coins in GreeceEight denominations: 1, 2, 5,

10, 20, 50 cent and 1 and 2 euro.

One face is common to all the countries and represents cohesion between the Member States of the European Union. The other face shows national symbols chosen by the different countries. Note: All coins, whatever the national face, are accepted in all euro area countries.This picture depicts the Greek issued Euro coins.

Dollars in GreeceSeven denominations:

5, 10, 20,50, 100, 200 and 500  

They are all exactly the same throughout the euro area. They illustrate the evolution of architectural styles in the history of Europe: windows and bridges bring people together.