<st1:country-region><st1:place>Greece is situated in Southeastern Europe, with an area of 131,957 sq.km. and a population of 10,964,020.

<st1:country-region><st1:place>Athens is the capital of Greece with a population of 3,192,606.

<st1:country-region><st1:place>Local time is GMT +2 hours.

<st1:country-region><st1:place>The Helenic Republic is a Presidential Parliamentary Democracy.

<st1:country-region><st1:place>Greece is a member state of E.E since 1981.

<st1:country-region><st1:place>The currency is euro.

<st1:country-region><st1:place>Greece has an abundance of resourses that tourists with ecological and cultural interests will find attractive. The wealth of cultural as well as ecological resourses, both biotic and abiotic, constitute a special comparative advantage of the country for those interested in the conservation of cultural diversity, bio-diversity and eco-systems.