Oil Production: 7.946 bbl/day (92nd in the world)
Oil Consumption: 371,300 bbl/day (35th in the world)
This information shows that Greece is neither a top producer nor a top consumer of oil compared with the rest of the world. However, Greece is 15th in the world when it comes to coal consumption. This information tells me that Greece is not an oil based country. Their energy heavily relies on coal. This could mean that they have not fully developed in terms of energy use/production, or it could simply mean they choosed not to use oil based onlack of resources.
Questions to consider:
Why has Greece chose not to rely on oil as a source of energy, but rather rely on coal?
Is Greece a high producer/consumer of alternative energy sources such as hydroelectric and wind power?
Oil Consumption: 371,300 bbl/day (35th in the world)
This information shows that Greece is neither a top producer nor a top consumer of oil compared with the rest of the world. However, Greece is 15th in the world when it comes to coal consumption. This information tells me that Greece is not an oil based country. Their energy heavily relies on coal. This could mean that they have not fully developed in terms of energy use/production, or it could simply mean they choosed not to use oil based onlack of resources.
Questions to consider:
Why has Greece chose not to rely on oil as a source of energy, but rather rely on coal?
Is Greece a high producer/consumer of alternative energy sources such as hydroelectric and wind power?
Greek Politics
Greece was the first country to use democracy back in the older days; however, Greece now uses a form of republic. Karolos Papoulias rules as president of Greece under a unitary parliamentary republic with Giorgos Papandreou as prime minister.
Greek Economics
With the 27th largest economy in the world, Greece racks in approximately 27,000 US dollars per capita in gross domestic product (however, the official currency of Greece is the Euro). Tourism is the most important economic strategy of Greece as it accounts for 4.5% of the GDP and gives jobs to over 160,000 people. Another important foundation of the Greek economy is agriculture. Rich in natural resources, Greece employs nearly one-fifth of its population in the agricultural business in order to harvest and trade with other countries.
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