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  greece - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
Greece, formally called the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula.
Greece became a province of the Roman Empire, but Greek culture would continue to dominate the eastern Mediterranean and when the Empire finally split in two the Eastern or Byzantine Empire, centred on Constantinople, would remain Greek in nature, as well as encompassing Greece itself.
Main article: Politics of Greece The 1975 constitution includes extensive specific guarantees of civil liberties and vests the powers of the head of state in an indirectly-elected president, who is advised by the Council of the Republic.
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 Greece Info - Bored Net - Boredom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Bounded on land by Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Albania to the north, to the east by Turkey and the waters of the Aegean Sea and to the west and south by the Ionian and Mediterranean Seas.
It was this Greece of city-states that established colonies along the Mediterranean, resisted Persian invasions and whose culture would be the basis of Hellenistic civilisation that followed the empire of Alexander the Great (king of Macedonia).
During the 19th and early 20th centuries Greece sought to encompass the Greek-speaking population of the Ottoman Empire, slowly growing in territory and population until it reached its present size in 1947.
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 Greece - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Greece (Greek: Ελλάδα [eˈlaða] or Ελλάς [eˈlas]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [eliniˈci ðimokraˈtia]), is a country in south-eastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan peninsula.
The shores of Greece's Aegean Sea saw the emergence of the first advanced civilizations in Europe whose impact is inseparable from today's western institutions.Home to the Classical civilization, Greece became a Roman province and in the process transformed Rome itself.
However, starting in 1965, a period of turbulence and the subsequent political uncertainty led to a coup d’etat against the elected government and King Constantine II that took place in the dawn of April 21, 1967, and the establishment of a US-supported military junta (Regime of the Colonels).
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 List of political parties in Greece Information
In the last Parliamentary elections, held in 2004, four parties entered the parliament ;: the New Democracy, Panhellenic Socialist Movement, the Communist Party and the Coalition of the Left, of Movements and Ecology.
Organization for the Reconstruction of the Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Οργάνωση για την Ανασυγκρότηση του ΚΚΕ) - Ο.Α.Κ.Κ.Ε.
List of political parties to browse parties by country
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 Communist Party of Greece - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Communist Party of Greece (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommunistiko Komma Elladas), better known by its acronym ΚΚΕ (usually pronounced "koo-koo-eh"), is the communist party in Greece.
The party was founded on 4 November 1918 as the Socialist Labour Party of Greece (Acronym: SEKE, Greek: Σοσιαλιστικό Εργατικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Sosialistiko Ergatiko Komma Elladas) by Avraam Benaroya, a Greek Jewish teacher and leading labor movement leader in Thessaloniki.
At the Third Extraordinary Congress of the SEKE-K in November 1924, the party was renamed the Communist Party of Greece and adopted the principles of Marxism-Leninism.
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 Greece information - Search.com
Greece, (Greek: Ελλάδα, Elláda (IPA: [e̞ˈlaða]), or Ελλάς, Ellás (IPA: [e̞ˈlas])), officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία, Ellinikí Dimokratía), is a country in southern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan peninsula.
Greece consists of a large mainland at the southern end of the Balkans; the Peloponnesus peninsula (separated from the mainland by the canal of the Isthmus of Corinth); and numerous islands (around 3,000), including Crete, Rhodes, Kos, Euboea, the Dodecanese and the Cycladic groups of the Aegean Sea as well as the Ionian Sea islands.
Greece is a global leader in shipping (ranking first in terms of ownership of vessels and third by tonnage and flag registration) [5].
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 Greece
Greece became a province of the Roman Empire, but Greek culture would continue to dominate the eastern Mediterranean and when the Empire finally split in two the Eastern or Byzantine Empire, centered on Constantinople, would remain Greek in nature, as well as encompassing Greece itself.
Greece also counts as a world leader in shipping (first in terms of ownership of boats and third by flag registration) [1].
Under a negotiated agreement, Greece was given by the EU two years (budgets of 2005 and 2006) to bring the economy in line with the criteria of the European stability pact.
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 Greece
Greece proper was gradually conquered by the Ottomans during the 15th century.
Greece also has some Roman Catholics, mainly in the city of Patras and the Cyclades islands of Syros, Paros and Naxos; some Protestants and some Jews, mainly in Thessaloniki (which was once a major Jewish city until the Holocaust).
One small part of Greece, Mount Athos, is recognised by the Greek constitution as an autonomous monastic republic, although foreign relations, however, remain the prerogative of the Greek state.
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 GREECE : Encyclopedia Entry
Greece or Hellas (Greek: Ελλάδα [eˈlaða] or Ελλάς [eˈlas]), officially the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία [eliniˈkʲi ðimokraˈtia]), is a country in south-eastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan peninsula.
In 1936, General Ioannis Metaxas established an authoritarian conservative dictatorship in Greece, known as the 4th of August Regime, and shortly before the outbreak of World War II a disputed referendum was held, resulting in a 'yes' to restore the monarchy under King George II.
However, starting in 1965, a period of turbulence and the subsequent political uncertainty led to a coup d’etat against the elected government and King Constantine II that took place in the dawn of April 21, 1967, and the establishment of a military junta (Regime of the Colonels).
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 Greece
The shores of Greece's Aegean Sea saw the emergence of the first advanced civilizations in Europe whose impact is inseparable from today's western institutions and western cultural and political development.
In 1965 a period of political turbulence and uncertainty began which led to a coup d’etat against the elected government and King Constantine II on April 21, 1967.
Greece's present prosperity is largely owed to the post-World War II "Greek economic miracle" (when GDP growth averaged 7% between 1950 and 1973), the implementation of a number of structural and fiscal reforms, combined with considerable European Union funding over the last twenty-five years and increasing private consumption.
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 Meteoroloo.com :: Greece - ancient greece
The mythical ancestor of the Greeks sailing cruises greece is the eponymous Hellen.
Greece slowly grew in territory and population until it reached its present configuration in 1947.
One small part of Greece, Mount Athos, greece vacations is recognised by the Greek constitution as an autonomous monastic republic, although foreign relations, however, remain the prerogative of the Greek state.
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 Communist Party of Greece - Phantis
The Communist Party of Greece, better known by its acronym ΚΚΕ (Greek: Κομμουνιστικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Kommunistiko Komma Elladas), is the major communist party in Greece.
It was founded on 4 November 1918 as the Socialist Labour Party of Greece or SEKE (Greek: Σοσιαλιστικό Εργατικό Κόμμα Ελλάδας, Sosialistiko Ergatiko Komma Elladas) by Avraam Benaroya, a Greek Jewish teacher.
At the Third Extraordinary Congress of the SEKE-K in November 1924, the party was renamed the Communist Party of Greece and adopted the principles of Marxism-Leninism.
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 ipedia.com: Greece Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
It is bounded on land by Bulgaria, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Alb...
The shores of the Aegean Sea saw the emergence of the first civilizations in Europe, namely the Minoan and Mycenaean civilisations.
The national central bank of Greece is the Bank of Greece, not to be confused with the "National Bank of Greece", a commercial bank.
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 The world's top greece websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
According to the 2001 census, the population of Greece was 10,964,020.
Although the population of Greece is still growing, Greece faces a serious demographic problem: 2002 was the first year where the number of deaths surpassed the number of births.
According to the Constitution the "prevailing religion" of Greece is the Eastern Orthodox Church of Christ.
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 List of political parties : Political parties of the world
This is a list of political parties around the world.
Election results for the parties can be found at List of election results[?] or among the external links at the end of the article.
Latvijas Socialdemokratiska Strandnieku Partija[?] (Socialdemocratic Labour Party of Latvia)
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 Greece - Gurupedia
It is bounded on land by Bulgaria, Macedonia and Albania to the north, to the east by
It was this Greece of city-states that established colonies along the Mediterranean, resisted
Although Greece is hardly an ethnicaly homogenous society, the Greek Muslim minority (of 1.3%), concentrated in Thrace, which was given legal status by provisions of the Treaty of Lausanne in
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 IngentaConnect Political parties and inflation in Greece: the metamorphosis of t...
Political parties and inflation in Greece: the metamorphosis of the Socialist Party on the way to EMU
This paper examines the inflationary consequences of elected political parties in Greece before and after its commitment to the Single European Act (SEA).
Political wins to conservative governments are shown to have insignificant effects on inflation.
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 Greece
Regarded by many as the cradle of Western civilization, Greece has a long and rich history during which its culture has proven especially influential in Europe, Asia and Africa.
The story that Paros was colonized by one Paros of Parrhasia, who brought with him a colony of Arcadians to the island, is one of those etymologizing fictions in which Greek legend abounds.
ATHENS, Greece (Reuters) -- David Silva hit two goals to inspire Spain to a 3-2 comeback victory over European champions Greece in a friendly in Thessaloniki on Wednesday.
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A hunt in the old days was mainly for gathering food or in some communities for competitive sport as a rite of passage.
As the capital of Canada, the city of Ottawa is a very important political center.
Greece is a very interesting place to visit, and well worth the trip.
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 The Ultimate Greece Dog Breeds Information Guide and Reference
Greek culture would later become the basis of the Hellenistic civilisation that followed the empire of Macedonian King Alexander the Great.
The country consists of a large mainland at the southern end of the Balkans; the Peloponnesus peninsula, -- separated from the mainland by the canal of the Isthmus of Corinth; and numerous islands, including Crete, Rhodes, Euboea and the Dodecanese and Cycladic groups of the Aegean Sea.
Greece also counts as a world leader in shipping (first in terms of ownership of boats and third by flag registration) [3].
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 List of political parties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of political parties around the world in the form of a table including links to the lists of political parties in the countries and entities listed in the list of countries, showing which party system is dominant in each country.
A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections.
Individual parties are properly listed in separate articles under each nation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_political_parties   (257 words)

  
 Political parties, and political groups worldwide
List of political and non-profit organisations on the Internet, maintained by UC-Berkeley's Centre for Community Economic Research
America's Open Debates Foundation is a national foundation committed to networking existing "free election" organizations, every legitimate national party, ballot access and election reform movements into one cooperative, unified and powerful voice.
Third Parties '96 is a movement to build a new mainstream political party
www.psr.keele.ac.uk /parties.htm   (1152 words)

  
 Governments on the WWW: Political Parties
Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (SPÖ) [Socialdemocratic Party of Austria]
Srpska Stranka Republike Srpske [Serbian Party of the Serbian Republic]
Hrvatska Seljacka Stranka Bosne i Hercegovine (HSS BiH) [Croatian Peasants Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina]
www.gksoft.com /govt/en/parties.html   (2433 words)

  
 Country Information, a world portal on countries, politics and governments
In political geography and international politics a country is a geographical territory.
It is used casually in the sense of both the concept of nation (a cultural entity; see below) and state (a political entity).
Strict definitions tend to place it as meaning only the state [1], though general use is wider than this [2].
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 Political Forum - US & World Political Discussion Forums
This is a forum for discussion and debate of the issues, and not for personal remarks aimed at other discussants.
This forum has no political affiliation and welcomes your perspective on the issues.
Political Forum - US & World Political Discussion Forums Statistics
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 Governments on the WWW: Greece
Consulate General of Greece in New York, United States of America
Embassy of Greece in Washington, United States of America
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in New York
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 Party of European Socialists - Parti Socialiste Européen - a new social europe
Party of European Socialists - Parti Socialiste Européen - a new social europe
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 Political Resources on the Net - Greece 1:4
Oi Fileleytheroi (The Liberals) The liberal political party of Greece
E21 Centre for the Development of Ideas for Greece in the 21st Century
Rainbow Human rights movement of the Macedonian minority in Republic of Greece
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 Table: National Parliaments
Adapted from: "Political Parties in the EU." Simon Hix and Christopher Lord.
Peoples Party 8 Segni 3 South Tirol PP 1
Peoples Party 28 Catalan Dem U 1 Basque Nat P 1
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