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GREECE. Name of the country : Elliniki Dimokratia (Ellas, Ellada) People : Ellines (Hellenes) Women: Ellinides Men: Ellines Population: just under 11000000 (46% men, 54% women) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
GREECE
Name of the country: Elliniki Dimokratia (Ellas, Ellada)
People: Ellines (Hellenes) Women: Ellinides Men: Ellines
Population: just under 11000000 (46% men, 54% women)
Religion: 98% Greek Orthodox, 1,3 Muslim, 0,7 Other
Life expectancy: 82,21 (women), 76,98 (men)
Literacy: 95%
Language: Greek (Ellinika)
Currency: EURO €
Capital: Athens
State System: "presidential parliamentary republic"
Chief of State: Karolos Papoulias , since 2005 (elected by parliament every 5 years)
Prime Minister: Georgios Papandreou, Socialist party since October-06-2009 ( voted by people every 4 years) Elections: every 4 years
Parliament: 300 seats, the MP's are voted by the people for four years.
Highlights of the Modern Hellenic History
1821 : The Greeks rose up against the Ottoman Empire.
1828 : The autonomy of Greece .....by the Great Powers
1831: Ioannis Kapodistrias was assassinated .
1832: Monarchy .....by the Great Powers
1833–1863: Reign of King Otto
1864–1913 : Reign of King George I
1891 : liberalization of Trikala
Highlights of the Modern Hellenic History
1912–1922: Wars and crises: King: Konstantinos I
Prime Minister : Eleftherios Venizelos
8.10.1912 : The First Balkan War broke out
16 .06.1913 : The Second Balkan War broke out
August 1914 : World War I
The National Schism
Greek genocide
1919–1922 : Asia Minor Catastrophe
Highlights of the Modern Hellenic History
1922–1940 : Republic and Monarchy
1924 to 1935 The Second Hellenic Republic by Eleftherios Venizelos
1936 to 1941 4th of August Regime ( King George II to return to Greece)
September 1939 World War II
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1941-1945: The Axis occupation of Greece began in April 1941
The Greek Resistance ( . "National Resistance")
1946- 1949: The Greek Civil War
1950 – 1966: Unstable governments
1967 - 1974: Military junta (suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country)
1974 - today : Transition to democracy
Famous persons at the Modern Greek History
Politicians: ELEFTHERIOS
VENIZELOS KONSTANTINOS
KARAMANLIS ANDREAS
PAPANDREOU MELINA MERKOYRI SPYRO AGNEW
Thinkers:
NIKOS KAZANTZAKIS
ODYSSEAS ELYTIS
GEORGE SEFERIS
YANNIS RITSOS
KOSTIS PALAMAS
Famous persons at the Modern Greek History
El Greco (Dominikos Theotokopoulos) : The famous painter
Aristotelis Onasis: The famous entrepreneur
George Papanicolaou : the inventor of the pap smear for cancer detection in women
Konstantinos Karatheodori: the famous mathematician ,
one of the teacher of Ainstein
Famous persons at the Modern Greek History
MUSIC
Maria Callas Nana Mouskouri Herbert Von Karajan Demis Roussos Vicky Leandros Georges Moustaki
COMPOSERS:
Mikis Theodorakis
Manos Hatzidakis
Vangelis Papathanasiou
Famous persons at the Modern Greek History
THEATRE IRENE PAPAS JOHN CASSAVETES KATINA PAXINOU OLYMPIA DUKAKIS NIA VARDALOS
CINEMA
COSTAS GAVRAS
MICHAEL KAKOGIANNIS
ELIA KASAN
JENNIFER ANISTON
Economy and BusinessIs based on a capitalist economic structure
Economy is dominated by public sector spending and tourism.
Business is centered around: Tourism, mining, petroleum, chemicals,
textiles food processing, , metal products , Activities in the services sector ( Insurance, real estate,
Stock exchange)
The Greek Educational System comprises of three consecutive levels:
A. Primary :
Pre-school Education
Compulsory Primary Education.
B. Secondary:
Gymnasium
Lyceum
C. Tertiary
University
Higher Technological Educational Institutes
Life style in Greece
Culture :
Greece is located at a meeting point of the eastern and the western countries and this affects its culture.
The country had been under the occupation of a number of countries and has also passed through several historical phases.
Traditions, religious practices, music, food are all integral part of the culture
Large numbers of religious festivals are celebrated by the Greeks with great enthusiasm.
Life Style in Greece
Society:
Greek Society consists of close knit families.
Women are given great importance and are provided with good educational facilities.
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Entertainment :
archaeological sites, museums and galleries.
restaurants and taverns , bars, cafes and clubs
Sports(tennis, basket,volley, and various kinds of water-sports)
Life style
Food: offers an array of delicacies
Fruits and fresh vegetables ( garlic, onions, fennel, zucchini, grapes, apples)
Seasonings and herbs ( dill, mint, oregano, lemon rind)
olive oil
pasta , wheat and rice
Meat: Lamb, Pork, and beef
Fish
Moussaka, Paidakia, Dolmades , Pastitsio and Kokoretsi
The Greek Flag The Greek flag is called
"Galanolefci" which means "blue and white".
The cross symbolizes the Christian faith
The number of the lines is based on the number of the syllables in the Greek phrase:
Eleutheria H Thanatos
(Freedom or Death).
GREEK ALPHABET
Greek Vocabulary
Kalimera -- Good morning
Kalispera -- Good afternoon
Kalinichta -- Good night
Efcharisto -- Thanks
Parakalo -- Please
Ne -- Yes
Oxi -- No
Nero --- water
Poso kostizi --- How much?
Ti kanis -- How are you?
General position of woman in Greece
In Greece, women take home about three-quarters what men earn at the same job. Reports published by the Statistical Office of the EU (Eurostar) show that the greatest pay inequalities are found in the higher income groups, the older age groups and among the highest educated.
More than 50 percent of university graduates in Greece are female, yet women make up only 37 percent of the country's workforce.