Quick Facts - Greece
Capital: Athens
Political system: Parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 9 August 1949
Population: 11 290 067 (2012)
Population density: 86.4 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Greek
Non-nationals of total population: 8.5 % (2011)
Population density: 86.4 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): Greek
Non-nationals of total population: 8.5 % (2011)
Funding (2006)
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/AGovernment expenditure on culture: N/A
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 32.04 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: N/A
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.16 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 17.97 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 35.72 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 121 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 72 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 999 USD (98 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 1.0 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 50.6 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 10/1/1962European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Not signed
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Signed 8/11/2001. Not yet ratified.
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Ratified on 03/01/2007
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334