Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic and known since ancient times as Hellas, is a country in Southern Europe.
According to the 2011 census, Greece's population is around 11 million. Athens is the nation's capital and largest city.
Greece is strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia and Africa. It also shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north and Turkey to the northeast.
The country consists of nine geographic regions: Macedonia , Central Greece , the Peloponnese , Thessaly , Epirus , the Aegean Islands (including the Dodecanese and Cyclades ), Thrace , Crete , and the Ionian Islands .
The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin and the 11th longest coastline in the world at 13,676 km (8,498 mi) in length, featuring a vast number of islands (approximately 1,400, of which 227 are inhabited).
Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains, of which Mount Olympus is the highest, at 2,917 m (9,570 ft).

Greece's Notable Births

1888 July 10

Giorgio de Chirico, painter (born at Volo, Greece) (dead 1978 November 20) Cancer

(356 a.C.)

Alessandro Magno , condottiero, archetipo condottiero (born at Pella, Greece) (dead 10 June 324 a.C.)

(385 a.C.)

Aristotele , scientist (born at Stagira, Greece) (dead 322 a.C.)

1778 February 06

Ugo Foscolo , Poet,writer (born at Zante,Greece) (dead 1827 10) Aquarius

Greece's Notable Deaths

322 a.C.

Aristotele , scientist (dead at Calcide, Greece) (born (385 a.C.))

2015 January 25

Demis Roussos , singer (dead at Atene, Greece) (born 1946 June 15) Gemini

1994 December 06

Gian Maria Volonte , actor (dead at Florina, Greece) (born 1933 April 09) Aries