Economic+Characteristics

=__//﻿Economic Characteristics of Athens//__=

Athens is the economic and financial center of Greece. It is located relatively close to the Turkish Straits, a common trade route in that region.

 * Tourism is the largest source of income in Athens, with 7 million visitors a year. It falls under the tertiary sector, which is the provision of of goods and services to people in exchange for payment.**


 * Goods manufactured in the secondary sector, which is the process of turning raw materials into thing we can use, include:**
 * **Chemicals**
 * **Clothing**
 * **electronic equipment**
 * **food products**
 * **machinery**
 * **medicines**
 * **military supplies**
 * **petroleum products**
 * **pharmaceuticals**
 * **ships**
 * **textiles**
 * Athens can produce such a large amount of products because of its situation factors. With the fact that the city is so close to so many different trade routes, it prospers because plenty of other countries can turn to it for goods. Also, with the site factors, what with being close to other countries like Bulgaria (which produces agricultural goods), Macedonia (which produces minerals), Albania (which has oil, and also produces ores), and Turkey (also produces minerals, cloth, and electronics), it has plenty of resources to produce said items.**

