Only about two percent of people were chronically poor under the supplemental measure, compared with 3.3 percent under the official rate. This is important, because research shows that chronic poverty does the most long-term harm to people, especially children.
Greek is the official language of Greece, where it is spoken by almost the entire population. It is also the official language of Cyprus (nominally alongside Turkish). Because of the membership of Greece and Cyprus in the European Union, Greek is one of the organization's 24 official languages.
Tuesday 05th of April 2005 01:21:42 AM. Hi! Although I'm not Greek, I have studied all forms of Ancient Greek, including Koine (the language of the Septuagint and the Christian Bible). I've also a bit of modern Greek. From my classes, I can tell you that modern Greek speakers cannot speak Ancient Greek.