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Greece (Greek: Elládha, or Hellas (Ellás)), officially the Hellenic Republic
(Ellinikí Dhimokratía, is a country in south-eastern Europe, situated on
the southern end of the Balkan peninsula. It is bordered by Bulgaria,
the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Albania to the north
and by Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of
mainland Greece while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. Both, parts of
the eastern Mediterranean basin, feature a vast number of islands.
Regarded as the cradle of western civilization and being the birthplace of
democracy, Western philosophy, sports, western literature, political science
and drama including both tragedy and comedy, Greece has a very long and
remarkably rich history during which its culture has proven to be especially
influential in Europe, Northern Africa and the Middle East. Today, Greece is
a developed nation, member of the European Union since 1981 and a
member of the Eurozone since 2001.
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