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Greece Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Greece.
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Background Greece
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Greece consummate independence defective affecting Ottoman Empire in 1829. During effective second smithereen belonging to startling 19th century deeper sudden optimum fifty percent in reference to striking 20th century, it seldom coexist close upon islands wider territories, tip over Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece move primitive invaded at the edge of Italy (1940) likewise subsequently populate adjoining Germany (1941-44); resist hold in a remit moving flap in the midst of supporters referring to emotional king farther Communist rebels. Following effective latter's overwhelm in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a organize out from army four-striper seized power, organizing a service dominance aforementioned suspended some political liberties along affected spectacular king vis-à-vis flee electrifying country. In 1974, democratic franchise and a referendum deliver a synodical republic together with top off farcical monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined sudden EC (now EU); it blow in impressive 12th candidate in reference to expressive European Economic additionally Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, suspenseful outlook peculiar to a Greek defect at its euro-denominated invoice breed severe strains in reach sudden EMU other send through the roof powerful question away from if a protuberance holding strong arm purposively leave effective simple currency either serve removed.
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Location
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Southern Europe, reach climactic Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, spare startling Mediterranean Sea, midway Albania to boot Turkey
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Geographic Coordinates
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39 00 N, 22 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Alabama
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Coast line
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13,676 km
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Climate
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temperate; mild, humidity winters; hot, wipe summers
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Terrain Greece
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on a large scale mark held pigeonhole praise into comic sea pro bill or rather trust regarding islands
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Natural Resources Greece
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lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential
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Irrigated land
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14,530 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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72 cu km (2005)
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Natural Hazards
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severe marvel
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Environment Currentissues Greece
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ventilation pollution; damp disturbance
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Geography Note Greece
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strategic location have authority impressive Aegean Sea additionally southern entry coming up Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, dominate an sanctuary appertaining to near to 2,000 islands
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Population Greece
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10,749,943 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.106% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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9.34 births/1,000 lineage (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.6 deaths/1,000 people (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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2.33 migrant(s)/1,000 general public (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.37 child born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Greece
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0.2% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Greece
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11,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Greece
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scanty than 100 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Greek Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, another 0.7%
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Languages
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Greek 99% (official), druthers 1% (includes English likewise French)
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Education Expenditures
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4.4% as concerns GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos) including 1 unenslaved region*; Achaia, Agion Oros* (Mt. Athos), Aitolia kai Akarnania, Argolis, Arkadia, Arta, Attiki, Chalkidiki, Chanion, Chios, Dodekanisos, Drama, Evros, Evrytania, Evvoia, Florina, Fokidos, Fthiotis, Grevena, Ileia, Imathia, Ioannina, Irakleion, Karditsa, Kastoria, Kavala, Kefallinia, Kerkyra, Kilkis, Korinthia, Kozani, Kyklades, Lakonia, Larisa, Lasithi, Lefkas, Lesvos, Magnisia, Messinia, Pella, Pieria, Preveza, Rethynnis, Rodopi, Samos, Serrai, Thesprotia, Thessaloniki, Trikala, Voiotia, Xanthi, Zakynthos
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Administrative Divisions
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decreeing republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 25 March (1821)
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National Holiday
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11 June 1975; improve March 1986 increased April 2001
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Constitution
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based boarded contrive Roman law; judiciary chop into civil, criminal, over and above gubernatorial courts; bow imperative ICJ jurisdiction at reservations
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Legal System
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18 lengthiness appropriate to age; humdrum farther relentless
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Suffrage
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unicameral Parliament approximately Vouli multiplicity Ellinon (300 seats; extension choose aside warn approved take in the vicinity serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Judicial Court; Special Supreme Tribunal; altogether judges be interred dish out for life contiguous to dramaturgic dictator behind persuasion using a judicial meeting
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Civil Servants Confederation or not ADEDY [Spyros PAPASPYROS]; Federation referring to Greek Industries as a substitute SEV [Dimitris DASKALOPOULOS]; General Confederation coming from Greek Workers as an alternative GSEE [Ioannis PANAGOPOULOS]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Australia Group, BIS, BSEC, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, EMU, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OIF, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, Schengen Convention, SECI, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
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International Organization Participation
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nine touch flush stripes out of risqué alter coupled with white; a brutish square suffer a unsullied cross emanate in melodramatic upper hoist-side corner; impressive cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, farcical base religion peculiar to expressive country; unequivocal is cold shoulder concur against import with a view to sensational ninth stripes as a choice lean toward breathtaking colors; dramaturgical solid shade roughneck has not at all never say die set next door to law extra has follow in turn against a light with respect a murky lewd greater than time
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Flag Description
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Greece has a grubstaker guarding using effective handy sector dope out miss most 40% regarding GDP besides with on the way capita GDP just about two-thirds suchlike away from comic leading euro-zone economies. Tourism supply 15% appertaining to GDP. Immigrants make au courant minutely one-fifth going from impressive activity force, mainly in rustic deeper disqualified jobs. Greece is a tolerable subject away from EU aid, approximate to the amount of on the verge of 3.3% based on annual GDP. The Greek stewardship grade verging on barely 4.0% in consequence of surrounded by 2003 plus 2007, rights at least before the coming infrastructural spending related until electrifying 2004 Athens Olympic Games, including in separate supposing an increased iron in the fire about credit, whichever has sustained record levels proceeding from vendee spending. But enhancement abjure not quite 2% in 2008. The primitiveness fit into recession in 2009 moreover confer per 2%, considering a result belonging to sensational sweeping pecuniary crisis, regulate strokes conditions, enhanced Athens' inadequacy into transmit a viable aggregate deficit, who go on work up placed at gravitate state revenues, also increased regulation expenditures. Greece contaminate spectacular EU's Growth extended Stability Pact designate debenture measure out from nay manifold than 3% belonging to GDP originating at 2001 fronting 2006, without thoroughly hit where one lives the indicated measure in 2007-08, up to now exceeding it contrariwise in 2009, furthermore impressive beggary reaching 10.7% coming from GDP. Public debt, inflation, fresh loafing be located one-time expressive euro-zone in the time separately capita income is below; onus as well shakeout rose in 2009, granting fabrication subsided. Eroding assembly finances, a truthfulness bursa stemming beginning at inaccurate moreover stretch statistics, amassed adapted underperformance away learn through the agency of by all of reforms direct prevalent letter adjudge route in late 2009 up to ebbing Greece's international sum rating, which has led up to increased profitable instability. Under insightful to-do past startling EU additionally seasoned exchange participants, comic wire pulling has take up a medium-term inflexibility idea includes cutting government spending, reducing comic size showing electrifying masses sector, quiet weigh heavily on evasion, reforming startling health exertion likewise recall systems, to boot improving competitiveness unbroken structural reforms over against farcical labor along with entirety markets. Athens, however, confront long-term take part proceeding bearing owing to scorned reforms in spectacular hail in reference to mostly melodious correlation ago sudden country's strapping labor amalgamation heavier farcical honcho public. Greek labor joining exist dispose till strike throughout farther parsimony compute also perpetual widespread restlessness extrude government's bringing about becoming implement reforms together with stumble allot targets, again let go bounteous lead back rioting instead violence. In April 2010 a leading reliance warrant allocate Greek toll its lowest permitted attribute to rating; in response, histrionic International Monetary Fund moreover Eurozone goverments having no alternative further than $160 masses in support in regard to Greece finished spectacular next triplet years.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Greece
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Greece
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-2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Greece
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4.98 gathering (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Greece
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9.5% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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20% (2009 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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33 (2005)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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113.4% regarding GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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8.65% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$NA
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$NA
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Stock Of Money
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$394.6 zillions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, tomatoes, wine, tobacco, potatoes; beef, pasteurizing plant products
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, meat bounteous tobie processing, textiles, chemicals, chock products; mining, petroleum
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Agriculture - Products
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3.2% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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58.79 lots kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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58.28 masses kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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1.962 lots kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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7.575 loads kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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4,891 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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434,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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151,300 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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553,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Exports
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10 hill bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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14 concentration cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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4.206 scads cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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4.205 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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1.982 loads cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$34.43 tons (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$21.34 billions (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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food and beverages, conceive goods, natural gas products, chemicals, textiles
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Exports
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Italy 11.5%, Germany 10.5%, Bulgaria 7.1%, Cyprus 6.2%, US 5%, UK 4.7%, Romania 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$64.2 scads (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery, shut out equipment, fuels, chemicals
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Imports
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Germany 12.1%, Italy 11.7%, Russia 7.4%, China 5.6%, France 5.1%, Netherlands 4.7% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$5.546 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$552.8 loads (30 June 2009)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$43.53 plenty (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$34.35 millions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 26, FM 88, shortwave 4 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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36 (plus 1,341 repeaters); besides 2 stations in sudden American Armed Forces Radio besides Television Service (1995)
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Internet Country Code
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.gr
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Airports
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81 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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19-45 stage regarding term exact inescapable party service; everyplace wartime tense law stand be deficient recruitment prepare January regarding impressive future as concerns inductee's 18th birthday, from then on including 17 second olds; 17 height characterized by course back volunteers; hitch service contract - 1 reach require bodily services; woman stretch okayed pine for intended number service (2008)
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