' 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...
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...
Capital: Nicosia (Lefkosia) with about 350,000 inhabitants Name: Republic of Cyprus Government: Presidential Republic Official Languages: Greek and Turkish Religion: Eastern Orthodox Christians about 70% Literacy: 99% of the population aged 15 and over can read and write Currency: 1 euro = 100 ...
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 ...
The ecumenical patriarch of Constantinople (Istanbul) is the titular head of Eastern Orthodoxy, but its many territorial churches (including the massive Russian Orthodox church as well as the Greek Orthodox church) are ruled independently by head bishops or patriarchs, who must be single or widowed...
This is very unexpected: not only does the city have an Orthodox Cemetery, but it is also one of the best points of view to see the Mediterranean Sea and the coast! It was built because of the large Russian community in Nice, and is home to Russian members of the Royal families. ...
Alexius Angelos promised the crusaders that if "they helped to reinstate him in Constantinople he would pay them 200,000 marks, give them all the supplies they needed and provide an army of 10,000 men. He would also place the Greek Orthodox Church under the authority of the papacy," Jonath...
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 recognized ...