Physical Characteristics- Greece is commonly visited by tourists because of its natural beauty. It is very mountainous, almost four-fifths of it is mountains. One of the most famous and highest mountain is Mt. Olympus it stands at over 9500 ft. In ancient Greek mythology, Mt. Olympus was thought of as the home of the gods.

There are different regions of Greece: the central mountain area, the Pindus; the southeastern part of central Greece, Attica; and the large plain of the eastern coast, Boeotia.

Climate- The climate of Greece is split into two major sections. The northern part of Greece is a temperate climate where is it usually cool and wet. The southern part is a Mediterranean climate where it is usually warm, but winters and mildly wet and summers are hot and dry. The thousands of island are also a Mediterranean climate, except a little bit hotter.

Location- The relative location of Greece is: it is surrounded by

98% of all of the Greeks belong to Greek Orthodox Church, the others are just immigrants and mostly Catholic.

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Many people work in Greece from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m.-8 p.m. Since they have these later working hours they usually eat dinner very late, around 8 or 9 p.m.

Education in Greece is both free and mandatory. Kids have to go from age six to age fifteen. Kindergarten is optional and it starts at age three. Elementary lasts six years. Universities around the country are free to those who are accepted through passing an entrance exam. The literary rate in 1928 was 60%, but now it's up to 93% which is a really huge improvement over 60%.

Type of Government- Earlier this century Greece was controlled by a hereditary monarchy, but later Greece was declared a republic and had elections for President. Cities that have more than 100,000 inhabitants are governed by a mayor and a city council, and cities that have 300 to 10,000 inhabitants are governed by a president and a community council. The most popular political parties are: Democratic Center Union; New Democracy; Panhellinic Socialist Movement (Pasok); and the United Left Alliance, which is a type of communist party.

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