The force that replaced it has but to win the boldness of each communities. Although Muslim offensives continued, by early 2001 the extent of violence was declining and most of the inhabitants had been partitioned into Christian and Muslim zones.

Greece is admittedly a conventional maritime nation -the Greek-owned fleet represents practically 21% of the worldwide merchant fleet capacity-, but in addition a coastal State that has a remarkably in depth shoreline, thanks mainly to its hundreds.