Greece

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Climate

Main article: Climate in Europe

Islands

• Mykonos is an island of fun and parties where superyachts moor.

Population

Main article: Population of Greece

Cities

• Athens

Citizenship and residence permit

2019: Number of permits with a residence permit per 1000 residents of Greece

Passport of Greece

Greek passport, like any other passport of a European Union country - burgundy.

For 2020, Greek citizenship cannot be obtained by marriage with a Greek citizen. Until 1984, marriage led to the automatic acquisition of citizenship of this country.

But according to the Greek constitution, serving in the army or serving in monasteries on Mount Athos gives such an advantage to foreign citizens.

Ethnic Greeks, in the presence of two witnesses, need to appear before the mayor of the city, and you can naturalize without an army and a monastery, but with your own nuances.

Wealthy foreigners without Greeks in the pedigree can also receive resident status, since the country has a program "Residence Permit through Investments." You can get the status for EUR 250 thousand (buy real estate). And after 7 years, you can apply for citizenship.

Passport strength

In the Henley & Partners Passport Index in 2020, the Greek passport ranks 8th with visa-free access to 184 countries.

Parliament

2022: Proportion of women in Parliament - 21%

Economy of Greece

Main article: Economy of Greece

Health care

2020: Duration of guaranteed paid sick leave 6 months or more

2019: High proportion of doctors over 55

2018: 32.8% of women smoke tobacco

Depression

2019: Chronic depression affects 3.8% of the population aged 15 + years

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Science and Research

2020: More than 30,000 animals used for scientific purposes

Almost 8 million animals are used for scientific purposes in Europe and half of them are laboratory mice and rats.

Culture

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Religion

2022

47.7% of the population believes in life after death

38% of the population attends divine services at least once a month

2021:55% of the population say religion is important in their lives

2016: Proportion of the population believing in God

MEDIA

2022:78% of the population watch TV every day

Police

2020: 4th place in Europe in the number of police officers per 100 thousand citizens: 525

Crime

2021: Number of intentional murders

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Prisons

2019: Minimum age for children to be jailed

2018: Number of prisoners

Armed Forces

2023

Air bases of the United States and its allies "Court" and "Larisa"

Defense spending - 3.1% of GDP

Only 40% of the population supports NATO

Main article: NATO

853 Leopard tanks in service

History

2022

Greece during the conflict in Ukraine froze Russian assets by only 212 thousand euros

Greece and Malta froze Russian assets by substantially smaller amounts than other EU members, Reuters wrote in January 2023, citing accusations by an EU official and the bloc's internal document.

Of the 20.3 billion euros frozen by countries EU at the moment,,, Ireland,, France, and Spain Germany Belgium Luxembourg Austria reported the arrest of more than a billion euros each. Greece notified 212 thousand euros of the freeze, and 147 Malta thousand euros.

Arms supplies to Ukraine during a special operation of Russia

In early June 2022, the Greek information portal pronews.gr, citing its sources in the government, said that Greece "transferred or will transfer" the following weapons and ammunition to Ukraine for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine:

• 122 BMP-1 with ammunition for machine guns (followed by replacement with German Marder-1A3 or A5);

• 60 MANPADS FIM-92 Stinger.

• 1100 RPG-18 grenade launchers.

• 20 thousand AK-47 machines.

• 2,100 122 mm rocket shells.

• 17 thousand artillery shells of 155 mm caliber.

• 15 thousand shells of 73 mm caliber.

• 3.2 million rounds of 7.62 mm.

Weapons and equipment come from the warehouses of the Greek army on the Aegean islands. The batch is transported by 21 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Greece, New Zealand and Canada.

In February 2022, Greece handed over 40 tons of "defensive equipment" to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, after which the country's authorities repeatedly promised not to supply new batches of weapons to Ukraine.

In October 2022, the Rybar telegram channel reported that on the night of October 23-24, the first batch of Greek BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles would arrive at base 52 of the Tisa engineering battalion in Satu Mare in northwestern Romania.

20 BMP-1 will be delivered on container ships of the Bulgarian company Tempus Link. In addition to Greek armored vehicles, parts for infantry fighting vehicles and Bullspike anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured by VMZ will be transported to Satu Mar.

On the basis of the engineering battalion, the weapons will be transferred to Ukrainian trucks and transported to the railway station in Halmeu. And from there BMP-1 will be sent to Ukraine by the railway.

In total, 40 infantry fighting vehicles are planned for transfer to the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The Greek army will receive 40 German Marder infantry fighting vehicles in exchange for outdated Soviet-made equipment, the first six of which have already arrived in Greece.

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1440: Failed attempts by John VIII Palaiologos to gain European military support against the Turks

John VIII Palaiologos (1392-1448, Constantinople), Byzantine emperor (since 1425). The eldest son of Manuel II Paleolog and Elena Dragash, from 1421 the co-ruler (in the rank of autocrator) of his father, who actually retired. During military campaigns, he subjugated the empire to most of the Peloponnese (Morea), began to advance to Central Greece (Attica, Boeotia). However, the Ottomans, who regained strength after the defeat from the troops of Timur, again captured Thessalonica (1430).

In the face of the Ottoman threat, John VIII Palaiologos made a desperate attempt to achieve a military-political alliance with the West. The emperor took an active part in the Ferraro-Florentine Council, promoted with all his might and was the first to sign a church union with Rome (1439). Upon returning to Constantinople, he had to face serious opposition in all strata of Byzantine society.

Hopes for European military assistance were dashed after the Turks defeated the crusader army near Varna (1444).

In 1446, the Ottomans imposed a tribute on Morey.

Despite 3 marriages (with Anna, daughter of the Moscow Grand Duke Vasily I Dmitrievich, with Sofia of Montferrat and with Maria of Trebizond), John VIII Paleolog remained childless. The throne was inherited by his brother Konstantin XI Paleolog.

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250 BC: Macedonia, Epirus, Hellas

330 BC: Theater built at Epidaurus

The ancient Greek theater was built between 340 and 330 BC. e. According to Pausanias, the architect was Polycletus the Younger from the city of Argos.

The theatre was built to entertain the asclepion nobility in Epidaurus - the theatre was thought to have a favourable effect on the mental and physical health of patients. The ancient theater accommodated more than 15,000 spectators and was divided into two parts: 21 rows with places for ordinary people and 34 lower rows for priests and rulers.

The ancient theater was opened after excavations by archaeologist Panagis Kavadias (Παναγιώτης Καββαδίας), under the auspices of the Athens Archaeological Society in the period 1870-1926.

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650 BC: Greece and Macedonia

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Colonies on the coasts of the Mediterranean and Chyorny Seas

Temple of Athena built on acropolis of Lindos

In the VIII century BC. e. On the island of Rhodes, on the ruins of the ancient sanctuary of the Cretan-Minoan chthonic "goddess with snakes" and in the acropolis of Lindos, the temple of Athena of Lindia was erected. The acropolis itself was said to be second only to the Athenian acropolis in its beauty.

Over time, the cult of Athens of Lindia spread in the Rhodes colonies. It is known that even the king of Egypt Amasis II, who ruled in 570-526 BC, sent her gifts.

The 5th century BC. e. led the Rhodians and, among other things, the inhabitants of Lindos to the idea of ​ ​ implementing Synoikism, the main expression of which was Doria, the son of Diagor. In 411 B.C.E., an agreement was concluded to unite the Rhodes city-states and establish a single capital of the island. In 408 B.C.E., the construction of the capital, called Rhodes, began. After the unification of the island around the city of Rhodes in 406-405 BC. e., most of the population and the general government moved to the new city. However, Lind, although he lost his political significance, remained the main religious center of the island, because it contained two ancient and very revered shrines - the temples of Athens of Lindia and Hercules.

In 342 B.C.E., a terrible fire broke out in Lindos, in which the temple of Athena of Lindia completely died. Soon the temple was rebuilt and the ruins that have survived to this day, measuring 22 by 8 meters, belong precisely to the new temple structure of the 2nd half of the 4th century BC. e. The object of worship in the new temple was a magnificent marble statue of Athena, decorated with gold and ivory. In the left hand the goddess held a shield, in the right - a bowl. Subsequently, this statue was taken by the Romans to Constantinople, where it decorated the new senate building erected by Constantine the Great on Augustion Square (the building burned down in 404).

In the IV century, the laws of Emperor Theodosius I on the prohibition of pagan cults (381-385) reached Lindos. The priests of the temple of Athens of Lindia refused to obey the law and continued to serve, for which they were executed - from that moment the temple ceased to operate.

At the beginning of the 20th century, excavations on the acropolis of Lindos with the permission of the Ottoman government were carried out by the Danish archaeological expedition. The finds were divided between the National Museum of Denmark and the Museum of Constantinople.

During the stay of Rhodes as part of the Kingdom of Italy (1912-1943), some buildings of the acropolis of Lindos were partially reconstructed, including the temple of Athena of Lindia.

Sport

2022: The most popular sport is football

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