Greece, also known as Hellas and officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula. Modern Greece traces its roots to the civilization of ancient Greece, generally considered to be the cradle of Western civilization. An important percentage of Greece's income comes from tourism. Most of the Greek islands and many main cities of Greece are connecting by air mainly from the two major airlines of Greece, Olympic and Aegean air.
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