If you love watching movies🎞, then thank the Greeks. They were the ones who invented theatre and drama which later became cinema🎬. And there is a lot more to Greece than meets the eye👀. Let’s find out about it.
The first Olympic Games were held in 776 BC in Olympia near Greece’s southwest coast. They were held every four years and lasted five5⃣ days.
The official name of Greece is the Hellenic Republic. Greece is located in southeast Europe, close to both Africa and Asia. (Globe🌍 time!!!)
Greek is the official language spoken in Greece. The capital and largest city in Greece is Athens. Greece uses the Euro💶 as its currency.
Some of the famous Greek personalities are
Socrates
Archimedes
Plato
Some of popular monuments in Greece are
Delphi
Acropolis
Fun Facts
👉 It is compulsory for the people of Greece (18 years old or above) to vote.
👉 All Greek men must serve from 12 to 18 months in the armed forces.
👉 Greece is the sunniest country in the world. It receives sunlight for more than 250 days in a year.
👉 Greece has more than 2000 islands but only 170 of them are inhabited.
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