It’s the country with a rich cultural heritage that has had a significant influence on the arts, literature, language, philosophy, politics, and sports of western society; it’s the nation of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; and it’s the birthplace of democracy, and the Olympics.

The land of Olympia, Athens was the venue of the first Olympic in 776 BC. Historically known as Hellas, the country is regarded as cradle of Western civilization.

Greece, officially known as Hellenic Republic, is a Southeastern European country on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula, with extensive coastlines and islands in the Aegean, Ionian, and Mediterranean Seas. The country borders Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, and Albania to the north and Turkey to the east.