Outline of Greece
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Greece: Greece – sovereign country located on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe. Greece borders Albania, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia to the north, and Turkey to the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east and south of mainland Greece, while the Ionian Sea lies to the west. Both parts of the Eastern Mediterranean basin feature a vast number of islands. Greece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia and Africa. It is heir to the heritages of ancient Greece, the  Roman and Byzantine Empires, and nearly four centuries of Ottoman rule. Greece is the birthplace of democracy, Western philosophy, the Olympic Games (for this reason, unless it is the host nation, it always leads the Parade of Nations in accordance with tradition begun at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics), Western literature and historiography, political science, major scientific and mathematical principles, and Western drama including both tragedy and comedy. Greece is a developed country, a member of the European Union since 1981, a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001, NATO since 1952, the OECD since  1961, the WEU since 1995 and ESA since 2005. Athens is the capital; Thessaloniki, Patras, Heraklion, Volos, Ioannina, Larissa and Kavala are some of the country's other major cities. Geography of Greece. Geography of Greece Environment of Greece. Environment of Greece Regions of Greece. Ecoregions of Greece. List of ecoregions in Greece Administrative divisions of Greece. Administrative divisions of Greece Administrative regions of Greece. Modern regions of Greece Regional units of Greece. Regional units of Greece Municipalities of Greece. Municipalities and communities of Greece Traditional geographic divisions of Greece. Traditional geographic divisions of Greece Demography of Greece. Demographics of  Greece Government and politics of Greece. Politics of Greece Branches of the government of Greece. Government of Greece Judicial branch of the government of Greece. Judicial system of Greece There are three Supreme Courts in Greece. They are: Foreign relations of Greece. Foreign relations of Greece International organization membership. The Hellenic Republic is a member of: Military of Greece. Hellenic National Defence General Staff Military of Greece Local government in Greece. Local government in Greece History of Greece. History of Greece By period. Timeline of Greek history Culture of Greece. Culture of Greece Religion in Greece. Religion in Greece Sports  in Greece. Sports in Greece Economy and infrastructure of Greece. Economy of Greece Education in Greece. Education in Greece Health in Greece. Healthcare in Greece