1. The official name of Greece is the Hellenic Republic.
2. Greek Women “Rule” The Country.
3. Greece Has Thousands of Islands.
4. A Greek Scientist Invented the Pap Smear.
5. The Most Sexually Active Nation in the World.
6. Greece Is the “Sunniest” Country In Europe.
7. Greek Is the Oldest Written Language Still in Existence.
8. Greek Men Are the Eighth Tallest in the World.
9. Greece Has the Most Archaeological Museums in the World.
10. Never Wave with the Palm of Your Hand Open in Greece.
11. There are More Than 4,000 Traditional Dances in Greece.
12. "Legally to Blame" for the Biggest Upset in Soccer History.
13. Most Medals Per Capita at a Singles Olympics in History.
14. Greece Has the Lowest Suicide Rate in the European Union.
15. Greeks Celebrate “Name Days” More Than Birthdays.
16. Greece Was the First Country During WWII to Defeat an Axis Power.
17. Melbourne Is the City with the Largest Greek Population Outside Greece.
18. The Country with the Largest Maritime Fleet in the World, Statistically Speaking.
19. Greece Currently Has the Highest Unemployment Rate in the European Union.
20. Greece Is the Only Country in the World That Receives Double Its Population in Tourists.
21. The Greek National Basketball Team Were the Last to Defeat the US “Dream Team”.
22. Anybody who’s 18+ can’t skip voting according to the law. The option of not voting is not available in Greece.
23. Almost 80% of Greece is covered with mountains and this is the reason it has zero navigable rivers.
24. Greek is spoken by around 12 million people all over the world.
25. The literacy rate of Greek adults in the 1950’s was only 30% which has now increased to almost 95%.
26. More than 40% of the total population of Greece is residing in its capital Athens.
27. The leading producer of Sea Sponges all over the world is Greece.
28. The national sport of Greece is Football.
29. Almost 100,000 birds from Asia and northern Europe spend their winters in Greece’s wetlands.
30. A Greek cook named COROEBUS became the first Olympic champion in 776 B.C.
31. The first municipal dump in the western world was organized by Greece around 500 B.C.
32. There are more than 250 days of sunshine in a year in Greece.
33. The coastline of Greece is 10th longest in the world extending up to 9000 miles.
34. Animals were sacrificed by wealthy people in the temples.
35. Greece has the highest abortion rates and the lowest divorce rates in the EU.
36. Every year 1 month of paid vacation is provided to a Greek worker.
37. About 7% of all the marble produced in the world comes from Greece.
38. In the 1950s, only about 30% of Greek adults could read and write. Now, the literacy rate is more than 95%.
39. Greece has more than 2,000 islands, of which approximately 170 are populated.
40. Retirement homes are rare in Greece. Grandparents usually live with their children’s family until they die. Most young people live with their families until they marry.
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