Map of Greece

• Population: 11 million (UN, 2005)
• Capital: Athens
• Area: 131,957 sq km (50,949 sq miles)
• Major language: Greek
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 76 years (men), 81 years (women) (UN)
• Monetary unit: 1 Euro = 100 cents
• Athens News - English-language weekly

For most of the world Greece means only ancient history and philosophy and modern day island beaches. For us at Roadjunky it means much more - there's mousaka and feta cheese, for starters...

Greece is inundated with mass, cheap tourism arriving on package holidays to get drunk and nasty throughout the year and summer probably isn't the best time to visit. Learn some Greek though and the locals will love you.