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1946-1949
The Greek Civil War
1981
Andreas Papandreou became the first socialist leader in Greece
1990
The conservative ND Party won the election and Konstantinos Mitsotakis' was elected
1993
Papandreou and the socialist party was re-elected
1996
Costas Simitis was elected to lead the socialist party
2000
Costis Simitis returned to power
2004
Kostas Karamanlis, leader of ND Party, becomes youngest Prime Minister at 48
Greece today is formally known as the Hellenic Republic. The official language in Greece is Greek and the population, as of 2004 is 11,018,000. The currency used today in Greece is the Euro. The current President is Karlos Papoulias.
Greece has a mixed capitalist economy with a total GDP of $230.684 billion, and a per capita GDP of $18,722. Tourism provides a large portion of Greece's GDP and foreign exchange earnings: the Greek economy has moved from an Agricultural country to a Service based country, as the Services sector contributes approximately 59% to Greece's GDP.
 Greece's geography is beautiful: Greece is a country in Southern Europe, located at the tip of the Balkan Peninsula. It has land boundaries with Bulgaria, Albania and Turkey. The Aegean Sea runs along the East of Greece and the Ionian and Mediterranean Sea run along the West and South of Greece. The total area of Greece is 310,000 square kilometers: 136,000 square kilometers of which are land (mainland and islands), and 174,000 square kilometers form the Aegean basin and islets.
Greece is made up of approximately 4,000 islands, the largest of which are Crete and Evia. The remaining islands are divided into 6 groups:
- the Cyclades
- the Dodecanese
- the Islands of the Northern Eastern Aegean
- the Sporades
- the Ionian
- the Saronic Gulf Islands
Scuba diving bans throughout the islands have recently been lifted. You can now scuba dive in the waters surrounding these islands. Valef Yachts offers full crewed yacht charters and scuba diving trips around these magnificent islands. Scuba diving equipment, instructor, and guide are provided upon request.
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