Agriculture accounts for 12 percent of the economy, industry another 22 percent and services 66 percent. Farmers in Greece grow wheat, corn barley, grapes, sugar beets, tomatoes, olives tobacco, cotton, potatoes, meat and dairy products. However, most farms are only a couple of acres in size, and many use ancient methods. Few cattle are raised due to a shortage of hay and pasture land. Instead sheep and goats are raised which can utilize more sparse lands.
Fishing is also important in the costal areas.
Greece is self sufficient in grains, and large amounts of tobacco and raisins are exported annually. The country manufactures small quantities of chmicals, cement, glass, fertilizers and cement for domestic use. There is also agricultural-related manufacturing such as wine making, canning and tobacco preparation. Education Education is free and required by the government until the age of 15. While well-known for its scholarship in ancient times Greece is below the European average in terms of literacy today.