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Some 2500 years ago, Greece was the centre of the Western world, where European civilisation and the concept of democratic government were born. Today, Greece is suffering economic hardship, and its famous ruins symbolise the 20th-century poverty of a once great nation.
In between, Greece has had a tumultuous history.
Modern Greece has been described as 'a poor nation with all its ribs showing'. It is an evocative description, covering economics and geography. The ribs are the mountain ranges that dominate the country. The PINDHOS Mountains divide Greece from the Albanian border in the north to the Gulf of CORINTH in the south, peaking at Smolikas (2637 m, 8651 ft). Another rib runs southwards from Yugoslavia, soaring to Mount OLYMPUS (2917 m, 9570 ft) and extending to the Aegean Sea.
About 70 per cent of the land is hilly, with harsh mountain climates and poor soils, but agriculture is the chief activity. Until 1950 most of the people were involved in subsistence farming, producing enough food for themselves but with no surplus for sale. There has since been a steady migration to the towns, but 30 per cent of the population still lives in the countryside.
Forests cover large areas in the highlands of MACEDONIA, THRACE and Pindhos. Woodland in lower areas has been reduced by forest fires during long, dry summers and by felling to provide fuel and clear land for pasture.
Dry Mediterranean vegetation covers southern and central Greece, with bushes and open woods. The island of CRETE has an astonishing variety of wild plants and flowers; there are more than 100 species with medicinal properties. Back on the mainland, Attiki is renowned for herbs and wild flowers which provide the nectar for excellent honey. Firs are common in the mountains; oaks, beeches and chestnuts lower down.
In coastal waters, sea sponges are an important crop in the DODECANESE islands, and sea anemones and urchins are a tourist attraction among the submerged rocks. Dolphins sometimes follow ships along the coasts.
Large-scale agriculture is concentrated on the fertile plains on the eastern coasts. Crops include tomatoes, cotton and cereals in THESSALY, fruit trees in the river valleys of AXIOS and ALlAKMON in Macedonia, tobacco in the Strymon valley in Thrace, and vineyards, orange and olive groves in the PELOPONNESE and Crete.
The IONIAN SEA in the west and the Aegean in the east contain 2000 Greek islands. Fewer than 200 are inhabited, but they contain 11.3 per cent of the population. The main tourist islands, such as CORFU, Crete, MIKONOS and RHODES, have international airports, while many others handle domestic flights only. The rest of the islands use PIRAEUS, the port of ATHENS, as their link with the outside world.
As the southernmost part of the BALKANS, the Greek peninsula is the most south-easterly extension of Europe - cut off by its Communist neighbours from West European countries, 1300 km (800 miles) away by road. Again, sea and air provide important links; Italy is less than 200 km (125 miles) away by sea.
Greek poverty sank to a modern nadir in about 1950, when most families were still farming small patches of poor-quality land. Industry consisted of small processing plants for tobacco, leather, cotton and foodstuffs. There was little money to develop natural resources. Over the next 25 years a development programme was pushed through, financed largely from Western Europe and the USA. Large irrigation schemes helped agriculture, and new power stations laid the foundations for industries such as shipbuilding, aluminium, steel, plastics, chemicals and electrical engineering.
But oil price rises and the world recession of the mid-1970s slowed development. Far too much manufacturing work is still carried out manually, and technology lags behind many other countries. So Greece remains relatively poor, with an income per head about half that of most of its partners in the EEC. Membership of the NATO military alliance increases the economic burdens of a poor country; the purchase of sophisticated armaments takes 8 per cent of the gross national product.
While tourism brings a steady income, the economy needs foreign exchange from other sources. Communist countries have been some of the biggest customers for Greece's agricultural products and the ship repair yards in SIROS, in exchange for electricity, telecommunications equipment and oil.
The merchant shipping business has enjoyed mixed fortunes in the last 40 years, but with a seafaring tradition stretching back to the mythical Odysseus, Greece today has the second largest merchant fleet after Liberia, with one-ninth of the world's tonnage. There are some very rich Greek ship-owners, but many ships are owned by foreigners, using Greece as a tax haven and taking their profits out of the country.
PEOPLE AND POLITICS
Greek political views are intense, and electoral campaigns divide the nation. Patronage is rife, and victorious politicians are often expected to give their supporters rewards such as appointments in the civil service.
Domestic politics are concerned mainly with urban problems. Industrial development since 1950 has caused a rapid move to the towns and an explosion of house building. The capital, Athens, has increased its population sixfold since 1945, and now has more than 30 per cent of the total population, 60 per cent of manufacturing capacity, and practically all government and business administration. More than half of the 10 million population lives in the six largest cities: Athens, SALONIKI, PATRAS, HERAKLlON, VOLOS and Larisa.
People have moved from the rural areas and from the islands, except those where tourism has become a source of income, as in Mikonos, Kos, Rhodes, Corfu and Crete. Tourists have recently discovered unspoilt islands in the Ionian Sea, such as LEVKAS, Paxos and ZAKINTHOS, and in the Aegean (Amorgos, Kea, PATMOS. Skopelos).
The Greek islands have a variety of rocks which give them distinctive characters: limestone in the Ionian Islands, marble in Skiros, PAROS, Ivios, Anafi and TINOS, granite in Mikonos, pumice and lava in SANTORINI. Some islands are waterless and bare like Patmos, others have picturesque wooded hills like AEGINA or sheltered and watered valleys like CEPHALONIA.
The Ionian islands of Corfu and Levkas are known for their green landscape, Zakinthos for its fragrant gardens and ITHAKA for its miniature harbours. Most of the CYCLADES are barren, with white houses and windmills. CHIOS, LESBOS, SAMOS and Ikaria are fertile with abundant springs and thick woods. Amorgos and Santorini have dramatic and colourful cliffs. Set in transparent seas, Rhodes and Crete are sprinkled with beautiful historic towns surrounded by orchards, vineyards, fields of wheat and tree-clad mountains.
Car Hire Tips
Before you leave home please make sure you take your driving licence, i.e. the plastic card and the counterpart if you hold the new style UK driving licence as to be able to release your car hire it will need to be produced at the
Car Hire Greece Check- in desk.
Depending on the country in which you are driving the side of the road to drive could be different to that which you normally drive on so check this out in advance. Most of the European countries and the USA drive on the righthand side of the road, but the UK, Cyprus, Malta and Australia drive on the left.
Many roads have tolls so make sure you have some small change ready in the country currency.
Remember you may wish to book a vehicle with air conditioning if you are journeying in a country with a hot climate, or likewise you may need to ensure you have winter tyres for winter venues/ski resorts. Winter Tyres and Snow Chains are generally arranged direct with the local Car Hire supplier.
Rhino Car Hire offer a range of vehicles which are automatic, please select this option when booking your automatic car hire vehicle. Usually with automatic vehicles you need to put the automatic gear shift into P for Park before you can remove the ignition keys.
Remember to have a credit card with available funds to hand as optional car hire extras, i.e. child safety seats will have to be purchased with a credit card.
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