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The GDP per capita in Greece is $32,100 while in Wallis and Futuna it is $3,800
This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year. A nation's GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States. This is the measure most economists prefer when looking at per-capita welfare and when comparing living conditions or use of resources across countries. The measure is difficult to compute, as a US dollar value has to be assigned to all goods and services in the country regardless of whether these goods and services have a direct equivalent in the United States (for example, the value of an ox-cart or non-US military equipment); as a result, PPP estimates for some countries are based on a small and sometimes different set of goods and services. In addition, many countries do not formally participate in the World Bank's PPP project that calculates these measures, so the resulting GDP estimates for these countries may lack precision. For many developing countries, PPP-based GDP measures are multiples of the official exchange rate (OER) measure. The differences between the OER- and PPP-denominated GDP values for most of the wealthy industrialized countries are generally much smaller.
Source: CIA World Factbook
Greece has an unemployment rate of 9.00% while Wallis and Futuna has 15.20%
This entry contains the percent of the labor force that is without jobs.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in Greece is 5.08 while in Wallis and Futuna it is 4.74.
This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
Source: CIA World Factbook
The life expectancy at birth in Greece is 79.80 while in Wallis and Futuna it is 78.83.
This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. The entry includes total population as well as the male and female components. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
Source: CIA World Factbook
With its 10,749,943 people Greece is the 75th largest country in the world by population. It is the 96th largest country by area with 131,957 square kilometers. Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy (1940) and subsequently occupied by Germany (1941-44); fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and Communist rebels. Following the latter's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the EU); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
Check out the recommended reading list below for great sources of information on Greece.
Rick Steves' Greece: Athens & the Peloponnese
Rick Steves
Greece: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Traveler's Literary Companions)
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Greece Athens & The Mainland (EYEWITNESS TRAVEL GUIDE)
Marc Dubin
Greece: An Oxford Archaeological Guide (Oxford Archaeological Guides)
Christopher Mee
Greece (Maps/Country (Michelin))
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Lonely Planet Greece (Country Guide)
Korina Miller
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Frommer's Greece (Frommer's Complete Guides)
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Greece Athens & the Mainland
Marc Dubin
Greece: Land of Light
Barry Brukoff