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Greece achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In World War II, Greece was first invaded by Italy and subsequently occupied by Germany. Fighting endured in a protracted civil war between supporters of the king and other anti-Communists and Communist rebels. Following the rebel's defeat in 1949, Greece joined NATO in 1952. In 1967, a group of military officers seized power, establishing a military dictatorship that suspended many political liberties and forced the king to flee the country. In 1974, democratic elections and a referendum created a parliamentary republic and abolished the monarchy. In 1981, Greece joined the EC (now the European Union); it became the 12th member of the European Economic and Monetary Union in 2001. In 2010, the prospect of a Greek default on its euro-denominated debt created severe strains within the EMU and raised the question of whether a member country might voluntarily leave the common currency or be removed.
Greek broadcast media is dominated by the private sector. Roughly 150 private TV channels are in operation, with about a dozen of the private channels broadcast at the national or regional level. Three publicly-owned terrestrial TV channels with national coverage are in operation, along with one publicly-owned satellite channel and three stations designed for digital terrestrial transmissions. Multichannel satellite and cable TV services are obtainable. Upwards of 1,500 radio stations broadcast in Greece, and nearly all of them are privately owned. The state-run broadcaster has seven national stations, two international stations, and 19 regional stations.
There are over 80 newspapers with national circulation in Greece today. Among them, eight are morning editions, 13 evening, 22 Sunday and 16 weekly. There are six financial and 13 sport newspapers. Additionally, more than 600 newspapers circulate in a local or regional area.
