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Access to health services or sanitation facilities (Health expenditures 8.1% of GDP (2014) Hospital bed density:
4.8 beds/1,000 population (2009) Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 99.2% of population
rural: 98.1% of population
total: 99% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.8% of population
rural: 1.9% of population
total: 1% of population (2015 est.)

many previous; latest entered into force 11 June 1975; amended 1986, 2001, 2008 (2016)

Civil rights present situation (2-3 paragraphs)

Children protection and rights status (explain in 1 paragraph)

Women rights situation (explain in 1 paragraph)

Protection to minorities (explain in 1 paragraph) Example: LGBTI population, Native Population. Attention to population with disabilities.

Gross domestic product (GDP)
242.2 billion USD ‎(2013)

GDP - per capita (PPP)
21,956.41 USD ‎(2013)

Main imports include products and partners
Imports - commodities:
machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners:
Germany 10.7%, Italy 8.4%, Russia 7.9%, Iraq 7%, China 5.9%, Netherlands 5.5%, France 4.5% (2015)

Main exports include products and partners
Exports - commodities:
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles
Exports - partners:
Italy 11.2%, Germany 7.3%, Turkey 6.6%, Cyprus 5.9%, Bulgaria 5.2%, US 4.8%, UK 4.2%, Egypt 4% (2015)

Labor force by occupation
Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 12.6%
industry: 15%
services: 72.4% (30 October 2015 est.)

Unemployment rate
25.6% (Mar 2015)

Inflation rate
-1.31 %

Official currency
The Greek Government agreed to its current, $96 billion bailout in July 2015, which will conclude in August 2018.

Exchange rate to US Dollar and Euro
Exchange rates:
euros (EUR) per US dollar -
0.885 (2015 est.)
0.7525 (2014 est.)
0.7634 (2013 est.)
0.78 (2012 est.)
0.7185 (2011 est.)

Patents per year
394, 20, 22, 15, 15, 20, 20, 23, 34, 47, 58, 82, 65, 62, 69, 946.

GDP dedicated to education
4.1% of GDP (2005)

GDP dedicated to provide access to Internet households with access to the Internet more than doubled between 2006 and 2013, from 23% to 56%

Rank Global Rank Institution Country Sector
1 339 University of Athens GRC Higher educ.
2 389 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki GRC Higher educ.
3 445 University of Crete GRC Higher educ.
4 451 University of Patras GRC Higher educ.
5 472 Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas GRC Government
6 486 National Technical University of Athens GRC Higher educ.
7 503 Harokopio University GRC Higher educ.
8 533 Technological Educational Institute of Crete GRC Higher educ.
9 541 University of Ioannina GRC Higher educ.
10 551 Academy of Athens GRC Government
11 553 Centre for Research and Technology Hellas GRC Government
12 558 Attikon Athens University Hospital GRC Health
13 558 National Hellenic Research Foundation GRC Government
14 558 University of Western Macedonia GRC Higher educ.
15 564 Evaggelismos Hospital GRC Health
16 569 University of Thessaly GRC Higher educ.
17 570 Agricultural University of Athens GRC Higher educ.
18 570 Democritus University Of Thrace GRC Higher educ.
19 571 Demokritos, National Centre for Scientific Research GRC Government
20 577 Technical University of Crete GRC Higher educ.
21 592 Aegean University GRC Higher educ.
22 600 General University Hospital of Patras GRC Health
23 613 Heraklion University General Hospital GRC Health
24 614 Athens University of Economics and Business GRC Higher educ.
25 614 Technological Educational Institute of Athens GRC Higher educ.
26 622 AHEPA University General Hospital GRC Health
27 630 University of Peloponnese GRC Higher educ.
28 632 Hippokration General Hospital GRC Health
29 635 University of Macedonia GRC Higher educ.
30 635 University of Piraeus GRC Higher educ.
31 645 Hellenic Open University GRC Higher educ.
32 647 University Hospital of Larissa GRC Health
33 650 National Observatory of Athens GRC Government
34 651 Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital GRC Health
35 652 University Hospital of Ioannina GRC Health
36 666 Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki GRC Higher educ.

Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. 39 00 N, 22 00 E. Area: total: 131,957 sq km
land: 130,647 sq km
water: 1,310 sq km
country comparison to the world: 97
slightly smaller than Alabama

total: 1,110 km
border countries (4): Albania 212 km, Bulgaria 472 km, Macedonia 234 km, Turkey 192 km

Greek Yogurt: Yogurt has always been popular in Greece, but after the success of Chobani and Fage yogurt abroad, companies have redoubled down domestically to push Greek yogurt as a thing.
Cash for gold shops: They are all over the place here, not surprisingly.
Apple products: People are buying iPhones like crazy, and apparently they're even buying them if they can't afford the data plan, just for the status symbol.
Bicycle shops: This seems like a global trend. The cheapness relative to cars also probably helps.
Websites that promote good news about Greece: To fight the gloom, these are sprouting up all over the place.

In Greece, at the other end of the scale, part-time workers account for under 8 % of the total. work part time

Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1830. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-communist and communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952

The Greek constitution protects freedom of expression in Article 14, a very lengthy provision detailing the rights and restrictions. As set in the first paragraph of Art. 14 “every person may express and propagate his thoughts orally, in writing and through the press in compliance with the laws of the State”.

Judicial power is vested in the courts of law, whose decisions are executed in the name of the people.

Legislative power is exercised by Parliament and the President of the Republic. Executive power is exercised by the President of the Republic and the Government.

Agricultural production of principal crops in 1999 was estimated as follows (in thousands of tons): sugar beets, 2,350; tomatoes, 2,060; wheat, 1,900; corn, 1,900; oranges, 900; peaches and nectarines, 500; olive oil, 378; cotton, 384; barley, 414; apples, 360; and tobacco, 126.

13 regions (perifereies, singular - perifereia) and 1 autonomous monastic state (aftonomi monastiki politeia); Agion Oros (Mount Athos), Anatoliki Makedonia kai Thraki (East Macedonia and Thrace), Attiki (Attica), Dytiki Ellada (West Greece), Dytiki Makedonia (West Macedonia), Ionia Nisia (Ionian Islands), Ipeiros (Epirus), Kentriki Makedonia (Central Macedonia), Kriti (Crete), Notio Aigaio (South Aegean), Peloponnisos (Peloponnese), Sterea Ellada (Central Greece), Thessalia (Thessaly), Voreio Aigaio (North Aegean)

Airports:
77 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 69
Airports - with paved runways:
total: 68
over 3,047 m: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 15
1,524 to 2,437 m: 19
914 to 1,523 m: 18
under 914 m: 10 (2013)
Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 9
914 to 1,523 m: 2
under 914 m: 7 (2013)
Heliports:
9 (2013)
Pipelines:
gas 1,329 km; oil 94 km (2013)

Railways:
total: 2,548 km
standard gauge: 1,565 km 1.435-m gauge (764 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 961 km 1.000-m gauge; 22 km 0.750-m gauge (2014)
country comparison to the world: 64
Roadways:
total: 116,960 km
paved: 41,357 km (includes 1,091 km of expressways)
unpaved: 75,603 km (2010)
country comparison to the world: 40
Waterways:
6 km (the 6-km-long Corinth Canal crosses the Isthmus of Corinth; it shortens a sea voyage by 325 km) (2012)
country comparison to the world: 106

Arabic (28,000), Armenian (20,000), Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (2,000), Balkan Gagauz Turkish, English (8,000), Iranian Persian (10,000), Ladino (2,000), Northern Kurdish (22,000), Russian, Serbian, Urum, Venetian