HELLENIC REPUBLIC

Area: 131,990 sq. km

Population: 11,171,740

Border Countries: Albania (282km), Bulgaria (494km), Turkey (206km), FYROM (246 km)

Climate: Greece has a Mediterranean climate with long hot dry summers and mild winters. In the summer the Meltemi, a northerly wind, blows across the Aegean Sea while in the mountainous areas, temperatures are generally cooler with severe winter temperatures and heavy rainfall.

Lowest / Highest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m / Mount Olympus 2,917m

Islands: About 10,000 Large, Small & Very Small

Main Primary Products: Barytes, Bauxite, Chrome, Cotton, Crude Oil, Fruit and Vegetables, Grapes, Iron Ore, Lead, Lignite, Livestock, Marble, Magnetite, Nickel, Olives, Salt, Sugar Beets, Tobacco, Wheat, Zinc.

Major Industries: Agriculture, Aluminum Smelting, Cement, Chemicals, Fertilizers, Food Processing, Steel, Textiles, Tobacco Products.

Main Exports: Aluminum, Cement, Chemicals, Clothing, Fruit and Vegetables, Iron and Steel, Metal Ores, Petroleum Products, Pharmaceuticals, Textiles, Tobacco.

Official Language: Greek

Time Zone: GMT +2

Currency: The official currency is the Euro divided into 100 cents.

Capital: Athens

Government: Parliamentary Democracy. 300 seats (members are elected by direct popular vote to four-year terms)

Chief of State: President of Democracy

Head of Government: Prime Minister

Membership in Important International Organisations: European Union, NATO, CERN, EBRD, EIB, IBRD, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, OECD, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO, WTO.

TOURIST OFFICES IN GREECE

• Central Tourist Office

  Address: Tsoha 7, 11521 Athens. Open: Monday to Friday from 08:00-15:00. Tel: +30 210 8707000. Website: www.gnto.gov.gr

• Athens Information Center

  Address: Amalias 26, Syntagma. Open: Monday to Friday from 09:00-19:00, Saturday, Sunday & holidays 10:00-16:00.

  Tel: +30 210 3310392, +30 210 3310716 / Fax: +30 210 3310640

• Tourist Info-Point

  Address: Karageorgi Servias Str, Syntagma, Athens. Open: Monday to Friday from 09:00-21:00, Saturday 09:00-20:00

• Eleftherios Venizelos Airport Information Center

  Address: Arrivals hall. Open: Monday to Friday from 09:00-19:00. Tel: +30 210 3530445, +30 210 3530448

• ARTA

  Address: Kristalli Square, 47100 Arta. Tel: +30 26810 78551

• CEPHALONIA

  Address: Information Office Provlitas Teloniou, 28100 Argostoli. Tel: +30 26710 22248 / Fax: +30 26710 24466

• CHIOS

  Tel: +30 22710 44383

• CRETE

  1. Address: Ag. Nikolaos: Marina. Tel: +30 28410 82384 / Fax: +30 28410 82386

  2. Address: Chania: Kriari 40, Parthenon Megaro. Tel: +30 28210 92943, +30 28210 92624 / Fax: +30 28210 92624

  3. Address: Heraklion: Papalexandrou 16. Tel: +30 28210 246106 / Fax: +30 28210 226105

  4. Address: Ierapetra: Tel: +30 28420 90000

  5. Address: Rethymno: Eleftheriou Venizelou. Tel: +30 28310 29148, +30 28310 56350, +30 28310 88301 / Fax: +30 28310 56350

  6. Address: Sitia: Tel: +30 28430 24955, +30 28430 24584 / Fax: +30 28430 56350

• CORFU

  Address: Rizospaston Voulefton & Iakovou Polila, 49100 Corfu. Tel: +30 26610 37638, +30 26610 37640 / Fax: +30 26710 30298

• GITHIO

  Address: Vas. Georgiou 20, 23200 Githio Lakonias. Tel: +30 27330 24484

• IKARIA

  Address: Agios Kirikos Tel: +30 22750 22202 / Fax: +30 22750 22298

• IOANNINA

  Address: Dodonis 39, 45 221 Ioannina. Tel: +30 26510 41868, +30 26510 48442, +30 26510 41142, +30 26510 48886 / Fax: +30 26510 49139

• KALAMATA

  Address: Aristomenous 6 & Poliviou, 24 100 Kalamata. Tel: +30 27210 86868 / Fax: +30 27210 86868

• KALAVRYTA

  Address: Ski Center. Tel: +30 26920 24451, +30 26920 24452, +30 26920 23333 / Fax: +30 26920 24453

• KALYMNOS

  Tel: +30 22430 59510 / Fax: +30 22430 59520

• KAVALA

  Address: Omonoias 117, 65403 Kavala. Tel: +30 25210 831388 / Fax: +30 25210 831378

• KEA

  Tel: +30 22880 22221

• KOMOTINI

  Address: Ap. SOUZOU 14, 69100 Komotini. Tel: +30 25310 70996 / Fax: +30 25310 70995

• KOS

  Tel: +30 22420 24460, +30 22420 28724 / Fax: +30 22420 21111. Website: www.hippocrates.gr / E-mail: kosinfo@hol.gr

• LAMIA

  Address: People Square 1, 35 100 Lamia. Tel: +30 22310 66050 / Fax: +30 22310 66059

• LARISSA

  Address: Ipirou 58, 41 222 Larissa. Tel: +30 24210 618189, +30 24210 670437 / Fax: +30 24210 670453

• LESVOS

  Address: Aristarhou 6, 81 100 Mytilini. Tel: +30 22510 42511, +30 22510 42513, +30 22510 28199 / Fax: +30 22510 42512

• MYKONOS

  Tel: +30 22890 22201, +30 22890 23990 / Fax: +30 22890 22229

• PAROS

  Tel: +30 22840 51220, +30 22840 22860, +30 22840 52158

• PATMOS

  Tel: +30 22470 31235

• PATRAS

  Address: Filopimenos 26, 26 221 Patra. Tel: +30 26210 620353 / Fax: +30 26210 620125

• RHODES

  Address: Makarios & Papagou 5, 85 100 Rhodes. Tel: +30 22410 44335 / Fax: +30 22410 26955

• SAMOS

  1. Address: Samos: 25th March 4. Tel: +30 22730 28582 / Fax: +30 22730 28530

  2. Address: Kokari: Tel: +30 22730 92333

  3. Address: Pithagorio: Tel: +30 22730 61238, +30 22730 61389 / Fax: +30 22730 61022

• SIFNOS

  Address: Apollonia. Tel: +30 22840 31977, +30 22840 31345

• SYROS

  Address: Dodekanissou 10, 84 100 Syros. Tel: +30 22810 86725, +30 22810 82375 / Fax: +30 22810 85275

• THESSALONIKI

  Address: Georgikis Sholis 46, 55 134 Kalamaria. Tel: +30 23210 252170 / Fax: +30 23210 471080

• TINOS

  Tel: +30 22830 23733, 22234 / Fax: +30 22830 23513

• VOLOS

  Address: Riga Feraiou Square, 38 334 Volos. Tel: +30 24210 23500, +30 24210 36233 / Fax: +30 24210 24750

GREEK TOURIST OFFICES IN OTHER COUNTRIES

• AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND

  Hellenic Tourism Organization: 51-57 Pitt St, Syndey, NSW 2000, PO BOX R203 Royal Exchange, Australia.

  Tel: +612 92411663, +612 92521441 / Fax: +612 92412499. E-mail: hto@tpg.com.au

• AUSTRIA

  Griechische Zentrale Für Fremdenverkehre: Opernring 8, A-1010 Wien.

  Tel: +431 5125317, +431 5125318 / Fax: +431 5139189. E-mail: grect@vienna.at

• BELGIUM

  Office National Hellenique Du Tourisme, 172 Ave.Louise, Louizalaan, B-1050 Bruxelles.

  Tel: +322 6475770, +322 6475944 / Fax: +322 6475142. E-mail: gnto@skynet.be

• CANADA

  Greek National Tourism Organization

  1. Toronto, 1500 Don Mills Rd., Suite 102 Toronto, ONM3B3K4. Tel: +1416 9682220 / Fax: +1416 9686533. E-mail: grnto.tor@on.atbn.come

  2. Montreal, 1170 Place Du Frere Andre, 3rd Floor Quebec H3B3C6. Tel: +1514 8711535 / Fax: +1514 8711498

• CZECH REPUBLIC

  Greek National Tourism Organization: Pod Orechovkou 19, 1620 00 Praha 6, CZ.

  Tel: +4202 24311683 / Fax: +4202 33343836

• DENMARK

  Det Graeske Turistbureau: Vester Farimagsgade 6, 2sal DK 1606, Kobenhavn.

  Tel: +4533 325332, +4533 325368 / Fax: +4533 157376. E-mail: hellasdk@get2net.dk

• FINLAND

  Kreikan Valtion Matkailutoimistoiso Roobertinkatu 10, A3 FIN, 00120 Helsinki.

  Tel: +3589 607113, +3589 607552 / Fax: +3589 601313. E-mail: kreikanvaltion.matkailutsto@gnto.inet.fi

• FRANCE

  Office National Hellenique Du Tourisme, 3 Ave. De L' Opera, 75001 Paris.

  Tel: +331 42606575 / Fax: +331 42601028. E-mail: eot@club-internet.fr

• GERMANY

  Griechische Zentrale Für Fremdenverkehr Direktion

  1. Büro Frankfurt Am Main: Neue Mainzerstr. 22, PO 60311. Tel: +4969 236561 / Fax: +4969 236576. E-mail: info@gzf-eot.de

  2. Büro Munchen: Pacellistr. 5, PO 80333. Tel: +4989 222035 / Fax: +4989 297058. E-mail: info-muenchen@gzf-eot.de

  3. Büro Hamburg: Neurer Wall 18, PO 20354. Tel: +4940 454498 / Fax: +4940 454404. E-mail: info-hamburg@gzf-eot.de

  4. Büro Berlin: Wittenbergplatz 3a, PO 10789. Tel: +4930 2176262, +4930 2176263 / Fax: +4930 2177965. E-mail: info-berlin@gzf-eot.de

• ISRAEL

  Hellenic Tourism Organization: 5 Shalom Aleichem St, PO 26260, Tel Aviv 61262.

  Tel: +9723 5170501, +9723 5170351 / Fax: +9273 5170487. E-mail: hellenic@netvision.net.il

• ITALY

  1. Milano: Ente Nazionale Ellenico Per Il Turismo via Lupetta 3, PO BOX 20123.

  Tel: +3902 860470, +3902 860477 / Fax: +3902 72022589. E-mail: turgrec@tin.it

  2. Roma: Information Office Via L. Bissolati 78-80, PO 00187.

  Tel: +3906 4744249, +3906 4744301 / Fax: +3906 4883905. E-mail: enet.info@tiscali.it

• JAPAN

  Greek National Tourism Organization: Fukuda Bldg West, 5F2- 11-3 Akasaka Minato KU, PO 107-0052.

  Tel: +813 35055917, +813 35055948 / Fax: +813 35890467

• NETHERLANDS

  Griekse Nationale Organizatie Voor Toerisme: Kerkstaat 61, 1017 GC Amsterdam.

  Tel: +3120 6248786 / Fax: +3120 6207031. E-mail: gnot@planet.nl

• RUSSIA

  Greek National Tourism Organization: 7/4 Utuzovsky Pr., Building 6 Ar. 43, Moscow 121248.

  Tel: +7095 2433838 / Fax: +7995 2439739. E-mail: gntoru@aha.ru

• SPAIN

  Oficina Nacional Helenica De Turismo: C/Alberto Aguilera 17-1, Madrid 28015.

  Tel: +3491 5484890, +3491 5484889 / Fax: +3491 5428138. E-mail: turismodegrecia@infonegocio.com

• SWEDEN

  Grekiska Statens Turistbyra: Apelbergsgatan 36, PO 3377, 10367 Stockholm.

  Tel: +468 6796580, +468 6796480 / Fax: +468 6118802. E-mail: gnto-swe@swipnet.se

• SWITZERLAND

  Griechische Zentrale Für Fremdenverkehr Direktion: Loewenstrasse 25 CH-8001 Zurich.

  Tel: +411 2210105 / Fax: +411 2120516. E-mail: eot@bluewin.ch

• UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND

  Greek National Tourism Organization: 4 Conduit St, W1S 2DJ London.

  Tel: 020 7495 9300 / Fax: 020 7287 1369. E-mail: info@gnto.co.uk

• USA

  Greek National Tourism Organization: Olympic Tower 645 Fifth Avenue, Suite 903, New York, NY 10022.

  Tel: +1212 4215777 / Fax: +1212 8266940. E-mail: info@greektourism.com & gnto@greektourism.com