.7%, KKE 5.5%, Coalition of the Left and Progress 3.2%;
seats by party - PASOK 158, ND 125, KKE 11, Coalition of the Left and
Progress 6; note - seats by party as of January 2002 - PASOK 156, ND 122,
KKE 11, Coalition of the Left and Progress 6, independents 5

Judicial branch: Supreme Judicial Court; Special Supreme Tribunal;
all judges appointed for life by the president after consultation with
a judicial council

Political parties and leaders: Coalition of the Left and Progress
(Synaspismos) [Nikolaos KONSTANDOPOULOS]; Communist Party of Greece or
KKE [Aleka PAPARIGA]; New Democracy or ND (conservative) [Konstandinos
KARAMANLIS]; Panhellenic Socialist Movement or PASOK [Konstandinos
SIMITIS]

Political pressure groups and leaders: NA

International organization participation: Australia Group, BIS, BSEC,
CCC, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, G- 6, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM (guest), NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS
(observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO,
UNIKOM, UNMEE, UNMIBH, UNMIK, UNOMIG, UPU, WEU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WToO, WTrO, ZC

Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Alexandros PHILON; note - expected to be replaced by Yeorgios SAVVAIDHIS
in 2002 consulate(s): Atlanta, Houston, and New Orleans consulate(s)
general: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
FAX: [1] (202) 939-5824 telephone: [1] (202) 939-5800 chancery: 2221
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008

Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Ambassador
Thomas J. MILLER embassy: 91 Vassilissis Sophias Boulevard, GR-10160
Athens mailing address: PSC 108, APO AE 09842-0108 telephone: [30]
(10) 721-2951 FAX: [30] (10) 645-6282 consulate(s) general: Thessaloniki

Flag description: nine equal horizontal stripes of blue alternating with
white; there is a blue square in the upper hoist-side corner bearing
a white cross; the cross symbolizes Greek Orthodoxy, the established
religion of the country

Economy Greece

Economy - overview: Greece has a mixed capitalist economy with the public
sector accounting for about half of GDP. Tourism is a key industry,
providing a large portion of GDP and foreign exchange earnings. Greece
is a major beneficiary of EU aid, equal to about 3.3% of GDP. The economy
has improved steadily over the last few years, as