' in Greek. The Greek language has the longest history of any of the Indo-European languages and written records date back about 3,500 years. See how the letters are written in printed writing andcursivewriting. The Greek alphabet has letter 24 letters. Here is how to pronounce the letters...
Name:Ityop'iya(Ethiopia). The name is said to come from the founder of the kingdom ofAksum. The country was referred to asAbyssiniapreviously. Other sources say the name stems from the Greek wordAethiopiawhich in ancient times was used to refer to the land to the South of Egypt. Govern...
Religions: Greek Orthodox 98%, Islam 1.3%, other .7% Literacy rate: 97.3% (2011 est.) Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2013) est.): $267.1 billion; per capita $23,600. Real growth rate: –3.8%. Inflation: -0.8%. Unemployment: 27.9%. Arable land: 18.95%. Agriculture: wheat, corn, barle...
The Greek flag has nine blue-and-white horizontal stripes, which some people say stands for the nine syllables of the Greek motto “Eleftheria i Thanatos” or “Freedom or Death.” Blue represents Greece’s sea and sky, while white stands for the purity of the struggle of freedom. In the...
Religion: Greek Orthodox (95-98%), Muslim (1.3%), and other religions Currency: Euro (€) Time Zone: GMT + 2hrs GDP: 180.3 billion euro (2005) Telephone code: +30 (+01130 from the US) Power voltage: 220V AC (50Hz) National Holidays: March 25 (Anniversary of the commencem...
Sunflowers grew super popular around Europe, Russia and Ukraine in the 1700s as the Russian Orthodox Church banned all foods that contained oil during Lent. Except sunflowers. As sunflower oil was permitted people became obsessed with the flower and by the early 19th century Russian farmers had ...
National Holiday:Independence Day, October 1 Religions:Greek Orthodox 78%, Islam 18%, Maronite, other (includes Maronite and Armenian Apostolic) 4% Literacy rate:98.7% (2011 est.) Economic summary:GDP/PPP: $21.62 billion (2013 est.); $24,500 per capita (2013 est.).Real growth rate:–...
Greek Christians to followLatin practiceswere met with resistance by Michael Cerularius, the patriarch of Constantinople. When thepope excommunicated Cerulariusin July, it essentially broke Christianity into two distinct factions. In the West, Roman Catholicism remained dominant while Gre...
Most of the people living in Cyprus are Greek Orthodox Christians. The Cypriots celebrate various festivals, the Limassol Carnival, the Ayia Napia Medieval Festival and Greek Orthodox Easter celebrations are the country's biggest and most popular festivities and events. ...
Religions: Muslim 54% (27% Sunni, 27% Shia), Christian 40.5% (includes 21% Maronite Catholic, 8% Greek Orthodox, 5% Greek Catholic, 6.5% other Christian), Druze 5.6%, very small numbers of Jews, Baha'is, Buddhists, Hindus, and Mormons. (2012 est.) note: 18 religious sects recognize...