Greece was colonised as early as the Paleolithic time and by 3000 BC had become home, in the Cycladic Islands, to a culture whose art remains among the most evocative in world history. In the second millennium BC, the island of Crete nurtured the maritime empire of the Minoans, whose trade reached from Egypt to Sicily.During the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman Empires Greece's ethnic composition became more various. Since freedom in 1830 and an exchange of populations with Turkey in 1923, Greece has forged a national state which claims roots reaching back 3,000 years. The Greek language dates back at least 3,500 years, and modern Greek preserves many elements of its classical predecessor.

In 1994, the Ministry of Press and Information was accomplished to deal with media and communication issues. State broadcaster ERT is nominally part of the Ministry and operates three national television channels and five national radio stations.The same Ministry also issues the Macedonian News Agency (MPE) Bulletin, which is distributed throughout the Balkan region. For international news,CNN is a particular determine in the Greek market; the major TV channels often use it as a source. A few papers and stations have overseas correspondents, including in the United States.