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• Amazing Facts About Greece

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• Greece is one of the most popular tourist
  destinations around the world. In fact, this
  summer is expected to break records for the
  number of tourists visiting the country! From the
  stunning Greek island views, ancient history and
  civilization, and delicious food, it is surely a
  destination that should be on everyone's bucket
  list. With nearly 40 of Greek people living in
  Athens, it is the capital and heart of Greece.
  Athens is a dynamic and vibrant city that lands
  on the top 10 European Best Destinations list
  every year and has many awesome facts about it.
  Its an ancient country with a lot of history,
  traditions and wonderful people.

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• With an area of ??50,949 square miles (131,958
  square kilometers), Greece is roughly the size of
  Alabama. The population of Greece is more than 10
  million people. comparatively, the population of
  Alabama is around 4.5 million.
• Approximately 16.5 million tourists visit Greece
  each year, more than the country's entire
  population. Tourism constitutes nearly 16 of the
  Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

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• Approximately 98 of the people in Greece are
  ethnic Greeks. Turks form the largest minority
  group. Other minorities are Albanians,
  Macedonians, Bulgarians, Armenians, and gypsies.
• About 12 million people around the world speak
  Greek. They live mostly in Greece, Cyprus, Italy,
  Albania, Turkey, the United States, among other
  countries.

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• Thousands of English words come from the Greek
  language, sometimes via the Roman adaptation into
  Latin and then to English. Common English words
  from Greek include academy, apology,
  marathon, siren, alphabet, and typhoon.
  In the 1950s, only about 30 of Greek adults
  could read and write. Now, the literacy rate is
  more than 95.