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Number of people speaking Greek:

Greek is spoken by about 13.1 million people across the globe. It is the official language of Greece and Cyprus but it is recognized as a minority language in six other countries.

Dialects:

The ancient dialects have now become extinct but there are a number of active dialects. These include; Calabrian, Cappadocian, Cretan, Cypriot, Demotic, Griko, Himariote, Katharevousa, Maniot, Misthiotica, Pontic, Tsakonian, Yevanic.

Countries Spoken:

Greek is primarily spoken in Greece and Cyprus. Other countries have Greek speaking communities including Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom and the United States.

Some Fun Facts about Greece:

Greece is one of the oldest civilizations and has had 7,000 years of being continually inhabited. It has been said that the civilization is so old that over the centuries it has adopted almost every form of politics and government. Not only has the language been influential but the Greek culture has been responsible for the birth of democracy, the Olympics, Western philosophy and literature, political sciences, Western approaches to tragedy and comedy and the majority of mathematical theories and principles. It is also the birthplace of the world’s second oldest toy; the yo-yo. The yo-yo was created in ancient Greece and is estimated to be over three thousand years old.