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Greece's health care expenditures was 9.6% of GDP in 2007. By 2015, it declined to 8.4%, compared with the EU average of 9.5%. Nevertheless, the country maintains the highest doctor-to-population ratio of any OECD country [339] and the highest doctor-to-patient ratio in the EU. [340]
Araxos Airport [5] [6] (Greek: Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου) (IATA: GPA, ICAO: LGRX) is the airport of Patras, the third-largest city in Greece.It serves as a combined civilian and military airport and is located near its namesake, the village of Araxos, Achaea.
It is 25.4 km (15.8 mi) from Skopelos town. It is a tranquil village with traditional houses, with 993 residents. Neo Klima or "Elios" is a purpose-built village constructed after the great 1965 earthquake to resettle the displaced residents of the severely damaged village of (Old) Klima. It is situated by the coast on the west side of the island.
3 13 25–82 15 (11) 26 Olympiakos Loutraki 8 2 0 6 12–29 6 (11) 27 Panetolikos: 10 1 0 9 6–35 3 (11) 28 Olympiacos Chalkida 8 1 0 7 8–24 3 (10) 29 Fostiras: 8 1 0 7 7–16 3 (10) 30 Iraklis Serron 4 2 0 2 12–13 6 (8) 31 Makedonikos: 10 0 0 10 13–36 0 (8) 32 A.P.S. Aspida Xanthi: 4 1 1 2 7–16 4 (7) 33 Orfeas Xanthi: 6 0 1 5 2–21 1 ...
At 05:11 a.m. local time on 9 July 1956, an earthquake with a magnitude (depending on the particular study) of 7.5, [41] 7.6, [41] 7.7 [42] or 7.8 [43] struck 30 km south of the island of Amorgos. It was the largest earthquake of the 20th century in Greece and had a devastating impact on Santorini.
[3] [4]: 634–661 In Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism, dāna is the practice of cultivating generosity. It can take the form of giving to an individual in distress or need, [5] or of philanthropic public projects that empower and help many. [6] Dāna is an ancient practice in Indian traditions, tracing back to Vedic traditions. [7] [8]
Twelve pilots flew the X-15 over the course of its career. Scott Crossfield and William Dana flew the X-15 on its first and last free flights, respectively. Joseph Walker set the program's top two altitude records on its 90th and 91st free flights (347,800 and 354,200 feet, respectively), becoming the only pilot to fly past the Kármán line, the 100 kilometer, FAI-recognized boundary of outer ...
Delphi among the main Greek sanctuaries. Delphi (/ ˈ d ɛ l f aɪ, ˈ d ɛ l f i /; [1] Greek: Δελφοί), [a] in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), was an ancient sacred precinct and the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world.