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Notable Public Figures

Karolos Papoulias, President

Lucas Papademos, Prime Minister

Stavros Dimas, Foreign Affairs Minister

Tassos Yiannitsis, Interior Minister

Dimitris Avramopoulos, Defense Minister

Evangelos Venizelos, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister

Ieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens

Brands & Distinctions

Tourism, including sites of history and architecture, such as the Acropolis, ancient Olympia and Vergina, Knossos, Mt Olympus and Delphi; ancient philosophy, mathematics and the arts; olive oil, feta cheese, seafood and wine.

Major Industries

Shipping and shipbuilding; tourism; food and tobacco processing; textiles; chemicals, electronics; fishing and agriculture

Key Trade Partners

Italy, Germany, Cyprus, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, France

Main Airports

Athens, Thessaloniki, Iraklio, Hania

Major Ports

Piraeus (for Athens), Thessaloniki, Alexandroupoli, Igoumenitsa, Patras, Iraklio