The Country

Geography:
Greece is the southern most country on the Balkan Peninsula, in southern Europe. It is bordered by 'Macedonia' and Bulgaria to the north, the Aegean Sea the east, the Sea of Crete to the South, the Ionian Sea to the west and Albania to the north west.
The terrain is mainly mountainous and includes more than 2,000 islands. About 80% of the land surface is classed as mountainous, with the highest point, Mount Olympus, reaching 2,917 m (9,570 ft). Only about one third of the land is cultivated, along the low-lying coastal strips and river deltas. Most of the islands are rocky and mountainous with steep cliffs. The total land area is 130,850 sq km (50,521 sq miles).
The Population of 10.6 million (2000 figure) comprises 98% of Greek origin and 2% other ethnic groups. Some 98% of the people are Greek Orthodox, 1% Muslim and 1% other faiths. The capital city is Athens.

National History:

Summary Narrative History

Timeline - Key Dates in Greek History

Further National Information:
BBC News Profile: Greece
Yahoo Greece page
wikipedia: Greece
wikipedia: History of Greece

Civil Aircraft Registrations:
Greek civil aircraft were registered in the series S-Gxxx onwards from 1919 (but no allocations are known), then SX-AAA onwards from 1929.

An incomplete all-time Greek civil aircraft register listing is here.

Military Air Arms:
Current military air arms-
Air Force (Polemiki Aeroporia)
Naval Aviation (Elliniko Polemiko Naftiko)
Army Aviation (Ellinki Aeroporias Stratou)

Historical military air arms-
Air Force [1912-1941]
Naval Aviation [1912-1928]

Central Government Agencies:
Government (Hellenic Republic)
Coast Guard (Limeniko Soma)

Public Service Aviation:
Medical Aviation (Hellenic National Center for Emergency Care, EKAB)
Police Aviation (Elliniki Astynomia)

Commercial Aviation:
Air Greece [1994-1999]
Aegean Airlines
Cronus Airlines [1995-2001]
Olympic Airlines

wikipedia: Airlines of Greece
The World's Airlines: Greece

Private Aviation:
To be added.

Aircraft Manufacturers:
Hellenic Aerospace Industry

Airports, Airfields and Air Bases:
Airports in Greece

Military Air Bases and Airfields-
Military Air Bases Listing - to be added.

Aviation Museums:
Hellenic Air Force Museum
Messolongi Moussio
Polemico Moussio

Airshow Dates:
Key Airshow Dates

Aviation-Related Magazines:
Magazines Guide

Magazine Dealers:
Recommended second hand magazine dealers

Aviation Bibliography:
Greek Aviation Bibliography - to be added

Aviation Bookshops:
On-line bookshops

Web Links:
Greek Aviation News

Hellenic Wings

Aviation in Greece

Aviation Museums Greece

General Aviation in Greece

Hellenic Aviation page