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Greece

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Flag Description
Nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with white; there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established religion of the country.

Currency
The Euro. (€) This image represents a 5 euro banknote. Euro coins have one common side and one national side. They can be used anywhere within the euro area, regardless of the country of issue. There are coins in denominations of €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent. The value of one U.S. dollar is equivalent to 0.65 euros.

Astronomy
Today's date is May 13, 2008. There is currently a First Quarter Moon.

Location
Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey.

Climate
Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers.

Terrain
Mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands.

Elevation Extremes
Lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m ... Highest point: Mount Olympus 2,917 m

Nature & Science News
Great tits cope well with warming - Great tits in Britain seem to be adapting to climatic change, scientists report, unlike some other birds.
'No bias' against UK astronauts - UK government opposition to human spaceflight will be no bar to its citizens becoming astronauts, Esa says.
New batch of walruses gets tagged - Ten of Greenland's walruses are fitted with sat-tags to confirm whether the blubbery beasts migrate to Canada.
Platypus genetic code unravelled - The genetic blueprint of one of the world's strangest mammals - the duck-billed platypus - is deciphered.
EU's sat-nav pioneer calls home - A demonstrator satellite for the European Galileo system begins transmitting navigation signals back to Earth.
Nasa set to join petaflop elite - Nasa has unveiled a plan to boost its supercomputer power to help plan and model future missions.
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Kriti, Greece

This is a map of Greece that identifies the region of Crete (Kriti).

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