Hello!!!
Greece is my origin country where my father comes. Greece is a lovely
country where most of the people want to go to spend their holidays.
There are a lot of things to say about Greece and we are going to spend
a lot of time. Here you can find a small description about Greece.
All
the colors of the flag:
The white and azure were the colors of the Greek patriots who struck
themselves for indipendence of their country. It was 1821, and the war
go on until 1830. "Freedom or Death" it was their outcry of
battle against Ottoman Empire. The nine sillabes of the motion in original
language are represented by the horizontal stripes. The cross is that
one of the orthodox religion. The white color symbolizes the purity,
the azure symbolizes the liberty. It was the first king of Greece, Ottone
I of Wittelsbach, to approve of the flag, in 1832.
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Greece
Hellas |
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Population: |
10,645,343
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Area: |
131,940
sq km |
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Capital: |
Athens |
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Religions: |
Greek
Orthodox 98%, Muslim 1.3%, other 0.7% |
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Languages: |
Greek
99% (official), English, French |
