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Greece in a nutshell

Greece


Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a parliamentary republic; Greece is in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. Greece is a developed country, a member of the European Union since 1981, a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001, NATO since 1952. Athens is the capital; Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Volos, Ioannina, Larissa and Kavala are some of the country's other major cities.


Greece's total area is 131,990 km², with a water percentage of 0.8669. According to the NSSG (National Statistical Service of Greece ), Greece's total population in 2001 was 10,964,020; extimated population in 2008 is 11,216,708, the 74th largest population in the World.

Country education system

Higher education

Universities in Greece

Polytechnics in Greece

Higher education reform

The Bologna Process

Administration and finance

Quality assurance

Greece's HEIs in the information society

Towards the information society

Information society strategy

Virtual initiatives in HE

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