21 November 2006

Tony Blair and Costas Karamanlis both spoke about the strong relationship between Greek and the UK, following talks in Downing Street.

The two leaders spoke about a wide range of European and international issues during their discussions, before facing questions from the media.

• Read the press briefing transcript

Five key facts about Greece

• Population: 10.94 million
• GDP: US$196 billion
• Major products/industries: tourism, shipping, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products, mining and petroleum products.
• Religions: Greek Orthodox 98 per cent, Muslim 1.3 per cent, other 0.7 per cent
• Major trading partners: Germany, Italy, France, UK and USA.

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