| The sites described in this section provide general information and links to metasites/portals of Internet resources concerning Greece.
Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). Country Profiles: Greece (http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&
c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019061809946)
From the "most Popular Sections" at the top of the page, select Country Profiles and click on Greece. Prepared by FCO desk officers, the profile provides a general overview of Greece and includes information on the country's recent history, recent political developments, relations with the international community, and bilateral political and commercial relations with the UK, as well as links to other relevant pages on the FCO site.
General Secretariat of National
Statistical Service of Greece (http://www.statistics.gr/Main_eng.asp)
Part of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Linsk to information on the Service and its structure, products and services, press releases, news, statistical data and programs, and more. Searchable. In Greek and English.
Greece (http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-Greece.html)
General information about Greece and links to newspaper and magazine articles. Searchable. From High Beam Research/Columbia Encyclopedia.
GreekCalendar.com: Calendar of Greek
Events (http://www.greekcalendar.com)
Comprehensive calendar of Greek- and Greece-related events worldwide.
U.S.
Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook: Greece (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gr.html)
General information and statistics about Greece, with the following subdivisions: introduction, geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
U.S. Department of State, Bureau
of Public Affairs. Background Notes (http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. Click on country link.
U.S. Library of Congress.
Federal Research Division. Greece: a country study (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/grtoc.html)
The Federal Research Division (FRD) of the Library of Congress published in 1995 an extensive handbook entitled Greece: a country study. The text and selected graphics of the 390-page work are available in an electronic format on the FRD Web site. The reader can search for words or variants of search words, within one country study or across multiple studies. The country study can be downloaded, one section at a time, and saved as an html or txt file. (No revised editions are planned at present.)
World Statesmen: Greece (http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Greece.html)
Basic information about Greece, including a detailed historical chronology and links to the national anthem and flags, maps of Greece, the current constitution, and more.
General Portals
Alexa: Greece (http://www.alexa.com/search?q=Greece)
Directory of sites from and relating to Greece. Searchable.
British
Library. Modern Greek Internet Resources (http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelplang/greek/mgreeklinks/mgreeklinks.html)
Links to key resources; libraries and archives for literature in Greece; Greek books, publishers, and distributors; Greek culture; Greek newspapers, and links to other British library sites with significant Greek content.
FORTHnet Directory (http://dir.forthnet.gr)
A directory of Greek and Greek-related Internet sites on a variety of topics, including sports, news, science and technology, shopping, government and politics, home and family, travel, and health. Searchable. In Greek.
GoGreece.com (http://www.gogreece.com)
General directory in English to Greek Internet sites on all topics, concentrating on arts and the humanities, education, computers, travel, government, science and technology, and society. Includes links to Greek news sources, live Greek radio, and Greek bookstores. This site is available in a Greek-language version at: http://www.e-go.gr/index.jsp
Google Directory.
Regional: Europe: Greece (http://directory.google.com/Top/Regional/Europe/Greece/)
Google's gateway directory for Greek sites. Includes links various categories including arts and entertainment, business and economy, government, prefectures, and travel and tourism, as well as to related Balkan, Mediterranean, and classical Greek sites.
Governments on the WWW: Greece (http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en/gr.html)
Links to national and municipal institutions, political parties, representations in foreign countries, and more.
Greek Spider. Your Guide to Greece and
Cyprus (http://www.greekspider.com)
General directory of Internet sites from and related to Greece and the Greek-speaking part of Cyprus. Includes categories such as arts and literature, people and politics, education, history, travel and tourism, as well as online games and links to news sources.
HELLAS List Home Page (Master
Page) (http://www.greece.org/hellas/root.html)
Links to numerous Greek and Greece-related sites. Includes a useful gateway to Greek and other Hellenic pages, as well as links to news sources, photos, other Hellenic pages, Greek student associations, Greeks abroad, and sports.
Hellenic
Society: Links (http://www.lancs.ac.uk/socs/hellenic/english/links.htm)
Meta-portal, in English, with links to many Greek sites in the following areas: sports, tourism and culture, Internet resources, societies, business and companies, Greek universities, and the Greek media.
in.gr (http://www.in.gr)
Portal links to t general news, the latest economic figures, and chat and e-mail features, and more. In Greek.
Mdata-plus (http://www.mdataplus.gr)
Links to many Greek sites, including sports, politics and government, health, and travel information. Includes a Greek spell-checker, dictionary, Greek phone directory, and free e-mail. In Greek.
Omogenia.com. The Greeks
are On-Line (http://www.omogenia.com/index%5Fframe.htm)
Portal site with links, including Greek radio and TV, Greek music, photos of Greece and of Greeks, travel, and food and cooking. Includes "Greek personals" and chat features.
Open Directory. Regional:
Europe: Greece (http://www.dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Greece/)
Links to a wide variety of Web sites culled from major search engines.
OTENET (http://www.otenet.gr)
Operated by the Greek national telephone system, this Greek-language site gives links to a variety of topics, including music, weather, book reviews, museums, health, games, and technology. Searchable.
Protoselida (http://www.protoselida.com/english.html)
The "Greek Frontpage," with links to topics including general information, telecommunications, government, education, history and culture, and media. In English and Greek.
Yahoo! Regional:
Countries: Greece (http://dir.yahoo.com/regional/countries/greece/)
Links to categories including arts and humanities, society and culture, recreation and sports, business/economic sites and local government sources.
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