Five Years of Greek Misery Laid Bare in Five Depressing Charts
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Alexis Tsipras's determination to resist the fiscal measures that creditors are asking of his government stems from the devastating impact on Greece of five years of austerity.
Unemployment has been at Great Depression levels for years as the country has seen a quarter of its gross domestic product wiped out. The severity of the losses in income and asset values that Greeks have suffered point to a daunting road ahead for the country, whatever the outcome of the current standoff.