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COUNTRY INFORMATION - GREECE

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Location Of Greece
Greece is located in southeast Europe on the Mediterranean. The mainland consists of the following regions: high mountains that extend southwards towards a landscape of fertile plains; pine-forested uplands; and craggy, scrub-covered foothills disect the northern mainland. The islands account for one-fifth of the land area of the country. The majority are thickly clustered in the Aegean between the Greek and Turkish coasts. The Ionian Islands are the exception - they are scattered along the west coast in the Ionian Sea.

Airports
Athens international airport has been newly constructed, replacing all air traffic from the old airport. Located 17 miles northeast of the city, there is a six-lane motorway linking the two, and regular airport buses running 24 hours a day from the centre and the Port of Piraeus.

Heraklion is 3 miles from the city, Thessaloniki is 10 miles from the city, Corfu is 2 miles from the city and Rhodes is 10 miles from the city. Bus, coach and taxi services are available to each destination.

There are also international airports at Kalamata, Karpathos, Kavala, Kefalonia, Kos, Lesbos Mykonos, Preveza, Lefkos, Thessaloniki, Samos Skiathos, Thira (Santorini) and Zakynthos, most of which serve predominantly summer traffic.

Language
Greek is the official language. Most people connected with tourism and those of a younger generation will speak some English, German, Italian or French.

Places To Go
Greece is one of the most visited countries in the EU and offers loads of different attractions for all ages and walks of life. From Athens, the capital of Greece, to Euboea, the country and it’s islands have a lot of fruitful history, and yet there is an active and vibrant nightlife and youth-catered-for holiday scene.

Embassy of Greece (Hellas)
1A Holland Park
London
W11 3TP
UK
Tel: (020) 7229 3850
Fax: (020) 7229 7221
E-mail: political@greekembassy.org.uk
Website: www.greekembassy.org.uk

British Embassy
1 Ploutarchou Street
106 75 Athens
Greece
Tel: (210) 727 2600
Fax: (210) 727 2743
E-mail: information.athens@fco.gov.uk

CIA World Factbook - Greece
Greece Tourist Board

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