4. BORDERS
TO THE NORTH :
ALBANIA,
FYROM
BULGARIA
TO THE EAST :
TURKEY,
AEGEAN SEA
TO THE WEST:
IONIAN SEA
TO THE SOUTH:
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
5. GREECE
Place: Southeastern Europe
Capital : Athens
Total area: 132.000 km2
Population: 10.787.690
Political system: Presidential
Parliamentary Republic
Climate : Mediterranean
(Wet winters and hot,
dry summers)
6. EDUCATION
Compulsory education
Kindergarten (age 4-6) 2 years
Primary school (age 6-12) 6
years High school (age 12-15) 3
years
Non –compulsory education
Lyceum (age 15-18) 3 years
University (age 18+ ) 4-6 years
7. THE BIRTHPLACE
OF:
• Democracy
• Olympic Games
• Theatre (tragedy, comedy)
• Major principles of science,
mathematics, and philosophy
• Historiography and political science