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The Olympic Issue: Greece, from Archimedes to Zorba; Put the ouzo on ice, whip up some taramasalata and dip into our big fat meze of facts about the birthplace of the world's greatest sporting event. Compiled by Mark Wilson and Richard Askwith.(Features)
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The Independent (London, England)
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August 11, 2004
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Byline: Compiled by Mark Wilson and Richard Askwith
There were people - or at least Neanderthals - living in Greece 700,000 years ago, on the Halkidiki peninsula of Macedonia. The first human settlements there date back to 3,000BC.
Today, Greece's population is 11 million. Almost 3.6 million live in greater Athens.
The average Greek man has a life expectancy of 76 years, the average woman, 81. This is the same as for British men and women.
The Greeks are known as the founding fathers of philosophy, which is in turn considered a cornerstone of Western civilisation. ...
