How Greece’s problems started- The big problem for Greece is that it is a very corrupt country politically. It’s corrupted both domestically and foreign where large amounts of funding money is being placed in the wrong hands. And 25% of the country 's GDP is falling into undeclared black markets. The severe parts of “The Greek Depression” started in 2009 where fears developed about them not being able to pay their debt obligations due to data that was misinterpreted by the Greek government a while back. Also there is a large in balance in the public sector has created a vastly large expense for the private sector, further contributing to its debt problem. The hosting of the Olympic games also created a large expense for Greece on top of it …show more content…
According to the trading economics website the last official census in Greece was taken in 2012, which found a population of 10.8 million. It is said that the country’s population density has 82 people per square kilometer which ranks 120th in the world. The capital of Greece is Athens, it is also the largest city having an urban population of 3 million along with a metro population of 3.75 million. Statistics shows Athens the most densely populated region of Greece with 19,000 people per square mile in the city proper. Beside Athens there are other major cities, these cities and their population are as followed Thessaloniki (788,000), Patras (214,000), and Heraklion (174,000). …show more content…
Even though it showed an increase when compared with last year, because the numbers of deaths exceeds the number of live birth by 16,556 it records a negative increase. It is said that 25,778 of the population total in Greece was contributed by external migration. Also the population sex ratio was 0.980 (980 males per 1000 females), this findings is lower than the global sex ratio which show approximately 1016 males to 1000 females as of 2014. (countrymeters.info/en/Greece). Indexmundi Website reports the one of the factors that affects Greece’s population growth is because of their ongoing economic crisis, having children in a country that is continually facing recession is unwise. According to the last census taken in Greece reporters believe that there is going to be more decline in the country they estimated this decline base on the age of the residents, showing must of them close to be in their sixties.
Firstly, France has a low birth rate. Because according to the population pyramid of France, the bottom of the pyramid is shrinking compared to its middle. Also, from the numbers on the diagram, the population between ages 0-4 is about 2 million, it is considerably small given that the total population of France is 64.1 million. Secondly, France has a very high life expectancy rate. From the population pyramid, it shows clearly that the top of the pyramid is not pointy, which indicates that there are certain amount of the population that are included in that age region. Furthermore, according to the data table, there are 18% of the whole population that are 65 years old
The period of 1900-1910 saw a mass emigration of Greeks to the United States: as many as 167,000 Greeks may have arrived during that decade (Monos 50). This number represented as much as 25% of the work force in Greece at that time (Monos 50). There were many factors that contributed to this influx of Greek people. As was the case for many groups who have migrated to the United States, economic hardship played a role in determining the Greeks’ place in the mass immigration circa 1900. According to Charles Moskos, “the world of the Greek peasant at the turn of the twentieth century was desperately poor. Simply having enough to eat was a constant concern…” Not only was Greece a harsh land in which to thrive, and while fishing and olive farming were major industries, they did not provide a living for all (Moskos 34). In addition, the heated geo-political impact of the Ottoman invasion of the entire Greek-speaking world caused many to flee to safer lands. Greeks faced the usurpation of their land and annihilation of many of their people at the hands of the Ottomans of Tur...
The steady increase of the population in Fiji is mostly due to the crude death rate and Crude birth rate being that far apart. Right now on average there are 19.86 births every 1000 people, and 6 deaths per 1000 people. This means that if there are 19 people born a day in Fiji and only 6 die than the population increases by about thirteen people and if that were to happen everyday, Fiji might increase the problem of overpopulation. Fiji has a high dependency ratio meaning that the number of people that are not able to work, often known as people over sixty five and under fifteen is very low. In Fiji sixty-four percent of the population is able to work. The population pyramid model of Fiji has very many curves going inward throughout the model, I believe that this is due to the vast amount of tourism because when people come visit Fiji the population then increases but when they leave the population decreases. In the country of Fiji there are a loss of about 6.86 migrants every one thousand
There are many variables that lead the current condition of Greece’s economy. It would seem that joining the euro allowed Greece, until 2008, to catch up and even surpass its richer Eurozone partners, but these gains have been completely wiped out in the years since. The adoption of the euro gave Greece the advantage in loan rates as well as low rates on the euro bond market. These actions gave Greece a boost in consumer spending which led to great economic growth. Between the years of 1997 and 2007, Greece had an outcome of an average 4% gain in GDP growth. Greece as well as its other European neighbors was hit with the financial crisis and the resulting economic slowdown took a toll on Greece’s growth rate, which dropped to 2% in 2008. In 2009 the recession hit and the economy contracted by 2.4% as a result of the crisis and its effects on credit, world trade, and domestic consumption which is Greece’s main source of growth. High growth and low interest rates were doing a great job of covering up fiscal issues and structural weaknesses that were made worse by the financial crisis a...
on in the Greek society, poor and rich students all went to school and all men
Poland is located in central-eastern Europe, and had approximately 38.7 million people as of 2003 (Center For Reproductive Rights, 2003). That number has slowly changed and is now 38.5 million as of 2012. Between 1995 and 2000 the annual growth rate was .1%. Men were expected to live on average 68.2 years, while women were expected to live 76.9 years. Also as of 2003, there were 106 women for every 100 men (Center For Reproductive Rights, 2003). Why is this important? In 1998, there were 23 live births per every 1000 women between the ages 15-19. On the other hand, there were 15 infant deaths per every 1000 live births(Center For Reproductive Rights, 2003). This means that for every 43,478.26 women between 15 and 19, there would be 1000 births of which 15 infants would not survive. This can explain why the population growth has been very low or declining.
At this time most of their animals and poultry as well as other food sources had demolished and inflation had taken over most if not all of their savings. Grace is still today not able to function without the financial help of outside nations. Under the circumstances Greece is unable to resolve their issues and help further develop themselves and better themselves as a nation. In order to restore internal and order security it is you sensual for Greece to import goods which will eventually help their economic and political recovery. Most of Greek at this time was there and that by terrorist activities including several armed men lead by communist
Athens and Sparta were the two major polis in the classical Greek world, both very powerful and influential, but in very different ways. The majority of the hundreds of polis that make up Greece, independently ruled themselves. Greeks would go to Oracles to divine their future or settle disputes. Young Greeks would meet in Olympia for athletic competitions; known as, The Olympic Games. Athens and Sparta both had the Olympic Games and Oracles. They also shared other things; such as, language, culture, and history. Sparta had a population of 140,000 people and Athens had a population of 200,000 people.
There are many people that emigrate from and immigrate in Athens. All of them have different reasons, push and pull factors, some of that I will explain in my essay.
On the 25th of March 1821, the Greeks’ fight for independence from the Turks began. After about 8 long years of numerous battles, Greece was able to gain their independence in 1829. Their independence would not have been achievable without the help of their allies, who were mainly the French, Russia, and Great Britain. The philhellenes, or Greece-loving people, in those countries would rally support for Greece, and their revolution was a success because of their support. Greece would not have been able to attain their independence if not for the help of the various influential philhellenes in Great Britain.
Greece has a history of financial trouble with high debt, endemic corruption and tax evasion. However, things took the turn for the worse in 2008 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis when the country faced a full-blown sovereign debt crisis.
Following the events of the catastrophic 2008 European Financial Crisis, members of the Eurozone began to fear for what they once thought was impossible; the collapse of the Eurozone. After hopes of a speedy recover proved futile, European leaders expected recovery processes to take longer than anticipated. The P.I.G.S. members of the Eurozone, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain, were hit hardest by the financial crisis, with Greece undoubtedly being in the worst economic condition. Being brought to the brink of collapse, Greece can attribute to its poor economic condition from its reckless deficit spending, poor fiscal policy, and weak state institutions. While many called for “the New Sick Man of Europe” to default on its debt and abandon the euro, Greece made the right decision to remain part of the Eurozone, where leaving would have caused far more severe consequence in the long term.
Athens was known as a city/state. Athens was the size of city in modern America and it consisted of rural communities. There are varying estimates of the population of ancient Athens during fourth century BC. There was an estimated amount 250,000–300,000 people in Athens. Athe...