Names: conventional long form: Hellenic Republic conventional short form: Greece local long form: Elliniki Dhimokratia local short form: Ellas or Ellada former: Kingdom of Greece

Capital City: Athens

Population: 10,688,058 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $23,500 (2006 est.)

Currency: euro (EUR) note: on 1 January 1999, the European Monetary Union introduced the euro as a common currency to be used by financial institutions of member countries; on 1 January 2002, the euro became the sole currency for everyday transactions within the member countries

Languages: Greek 99% (official), English, French

Total Area: total: 131,940 sq km land: 130,800 sq km water: 1,140 sq km slightly smaller than Alabama

Region: Europe

Industries: tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining, petroleum

Agriculture: wheat, corn, barley, sugar beets, olives, tomatoes, wine, tobacco, potatoes; beef, dairy products

Resources: lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential

Labor Force: 4.88 million (2006 est.)
agriculture: 12% industry: 20% services: 68% (2004 est.)

Exports: $24.42 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
food and beverages, manufactured goods, petroleum products, chemicals, textiles

Imports: $59.12 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
machinery, transport equipment, fuels, chemicals

Overview: Greece has a capitalist economy with the public sector accounting for about 40% of GDP and with per capita GDP at least 75% of the leading euro-zone economies. Tourism provides 15% of GDP. Immigrants make up nearly one-fifth of the work force, mainly in menial jobs. Greece is a major beneficiary of EU aid, equal to about 3.3% of annual GDP. The Greek economy grew by nearly 4.0% per year between 2003 and 2006, largely because of an investment boom and infrastructure upgrades for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. Greece has not met the EU's Growth and Stability Pact budget deficit criteria of 3% of GDP since 2000. Public debt, inflation, and unemployment are above the euro-zone average. To overcome these challenges, the Greek Government is expected to continue cutting government spending, reducing the size of the public sector, and reforming the labor and pension systems, despite vocal opposition from the country's powerful labor unions and the general public.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $5,205,171 in goods to Greece. This ranks Greece 56^th among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to Greece decreased from the previous year by $2,939,953 a change of -36.09%. State exports to Greece have decreased over the last 5 years by $5,690,715 a change of -52.23%. Missouri exports account for .04%. of all 2007 US exports to Greece.