Industry and mining
The traditional industries in Greece are mainly textile, food and tobacco processing. In recent years, heavy industries such as steel, shipbuilding, oil refining, aluminum smelting, fertilizer and cement have developed rapidly. Athens and Thessaloniki are two major industrial centers. Mineral resources include lignite, bauxite, magnesium, nickel, chromium, gold, iron, lead and zinc. Marble is especially rich. Many buildings and sculptures in ancient Greece were made of marble. Greek marble production accounts for about 5% of the world's total, and a large number of them are exported abroad.
foreign trade
Greece imports a large number of manufactured goods, oil, meat and feed every year; Export textiles, olive oil, cotton, tobacco, goat cheese, marble, bauxite, etc.
tourism
Tourism in Greece is very prosperous. About160,000 foreign tourists come to Greece every year, which exceeds the total population of Greece. Tourism brings about $654.38+04 billion in revenue to Greece every year. At the same time, their remittances are also important foreign exchange earnings.
Transportation industry
Domestic transportation is mainly by road and sea, supplemented by railway, and foreign trade is mainly by sea.
Due to the mountainous territory in Greece, the railway network is sparse. In 2004, the total length of the railway was 2,385 kilometers, the annual freight volume was 2.59 million tons, and the annual passenger traffic was 8.88 million passengers. Among them, Jin 1/3 is a narrow gauge railway with a gauge of 1 m, which is mainly distributed in the Peloponnesian Peninsula. The railway from Athens to the north via Thessaloniki is an international trunk line connecting Central and Eastern Europe, and the railway from Thessaloniki to Istanbul is an important channel to communicate with Eurasia.
The Greek expressway network is very dense, with a total length of 1 16700 km. In 2005, the total mileage of expressway was 2 186 km, and the total mileage of national highways was 9 100 km. There are many long-distance bus lines between Athens and other places, and there are frequent exchanges.
Greece has a vast sea area and many islands, and sea ferry is an indispensable means of transportation. The maritime industry is an important part of the national economy. In addition to ordinary passenger ships, faster hydrofoils are also used. The main port connecting the Aegean Sea is Piraeus, the outer port of Athens. Most passenger ships to ionian islands depart from Patra and Gu Mei Nica. The main ports are Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Volos and Patra.
With the rapid development of air transport between Greece and 20 islands, the state-owned Olympic Airlines connects Athens with more than 30 other cities and islands. In addition, there are seven private airlines, mainly engaged in domestic routes. There are 35 airports in China. The main airports are ZENI Celos International Airport, Thessaloniki Airport and Crete Airport. However, due to the debt crisis, Greece decided to sell 14 airports nationwide.