Greece
Greece is a state in Balkans and Greece (Europe) that has existed since 1974 CE. Its people spoke Greek languages (Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek).
The Third Hellenic Republic, founded after the fall of the junta in 1974. Greece joined the EEC in 1981 and went through a severe debt crisis from 2009.
See Greece on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1974 CE to the present
- Duration
- 51 years
- Type
- State
- Region
- Balkans and Greece, Europe
- Language family
- Greek
- Capital
- Athens
Came from
Events in Europe during its time
- Fall of the Berlin Wall
- Dissolution of the Soviet Union
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
Neighbours in Europe
- Portuguese Empire
- United Kingdom
- Soviet Union
- Kingdom of Sweden
- Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Italian Republic
- French Fifth Republic
- Kingdom of Spain
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- West Germany
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- United States
- Haiti
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Indonesia
- Republic of India
- People's Republic of China
- Soviet Union
- Republic of South Africa (apartheid era)
- South Africa
Questions
When did Greece exist?
1974 CE to the present, about 51 years.
Where was Greece?
Balkans and Greece, in Europe. Its capital was Athens.
What language did Greece speak?
Greek. This family includes Mycenaean, Classical, Hellenistic, Byzantine, modern Greek.
What came before Greece?
Kingdom of Greece (restored).