The Greek flag was taken in on December 22, 1978. The blue represents for the water of the Greek seas and the white for the foam of the end less waves of the Greek waters. The cross stands for there religion of the Geek Orthodox .

- The capital of Greece is Athens and it is the largest in Greece

-Mt. Olympus is the tallest mountain in Greece it is 2917m (9570ft)

-Greece is made up of mostly a bunch of different islands

- Greece has a population of 10,737,428

-The united states has population of 305,182,292.

Mayrogypas Vulture

Nanohena Goose

Brown Goose

Gypaetos Eagle Kraygaetos Eagle

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Greek coins are similar to the U.S coin.

There dollar bills look very different then ours too.

There are two less letters in the Greek alphabet the ours. The Greek alphabet has been used for over 2700 years .

Greeks have a high percentage of people who believe in Gods and Goddesses.

•Artemis is there goddess of the hunt and the Romans call her Diana.

• Athena is the goddess of wisdom, war, and art.

• Zeus is the king of gods.

• Apollo is the son of Zeus and Leto and the twin brother of Artemis.

This is a picture of Mt. Olympus off of Google earth. Mt. Olympus is the highest point in Greece. Mt. Olympus is known to be the home of the Greek gods.

• Easter is celebrated in either April or May.

• Saint George is celebrated the Sunday after Easter.

• from the 1st to the 15th of September is Anhiolos Wine Festival.

• December 25th is name day in honor of Christos This is Greece on Easter

gathered around holding candles.

Paros

Greek Salad

Baclava

Kouvina meze

Greek Pizza

3,537,441 square miles 51,000 square miles

Athens is the capital of Greece. But surprisingly Athens doesn’t have a large population.