NEARLY 80% OF
GREECE IS
MOUNTAINOUS

Greece has more than
2,000 islands
out of which
170 are inhabited

Greece is the leading
producer of sea sponges

More than
50 %
of the people in Greece
can speak basic English

21%
of the English language
are words of Greek origin

Greece has approximately 120.000.000 olive trees

οver 40%
of the country’s total
population lives in Athens

31%
of young Greek people
have higher education

* 25,6%
is the unemployment
rate in Greece

Marble

 About 7%
of the total world
marble production
comes from Greece

25%
is the divorce
rate in Greece,
one of the
lowest in Europe

* By law Greek
men must serve
the armed forces

22%
of the
politicians
in the parliament
are women

98%
of Greeks are
Greek Orthodox

Feta cheese is a unique
type of cheese, dating to
Homer’s times and produced
only in Greece

25%
of the world’s shipping industry
is controlled by Greek interests

Greece is the sunniest country
in Europeenjoying on average more than 250
sunny days per year.

* Greece has the most
archaeological sites and
museums per capita in the world