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I love these "Greetings From" cards and some I posted home from countries of origin on my recent trip.
CAPITAL: of Greece is Athens , with the country covering an area of some 131,957 KM2.
POPULATION of Greece is 10 816,286 .
FAMOUS GREEKS: include: Socrates , Marta Calais , Vangelis , and Georgios Papanikolaou.
OLYMPIC GAMES : originated in Greece and was started in 776 BC.
ISLANDS : Greece has up to 1400 Islands of which only 227 are inhabited , and because of them Greece's coastal length sums up to13676 KM.
MOUNT OLYMPUS : besides being the highest peak in Greece at 2917 meters, and is in Greek mythology known as the home of 120 Olympic Gods.
DEMOCRACY : Rule of people was first ever practiced in Athens more than 2,400 years ago.
NAME DAY: in Greece people celebrate the "Name day" rather than their own birthday..
Posted Athens 01 July 2015 :
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