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Germany

We are researching the regional information of Germany. Germany is a federal republic located in western Central Europe. We will feature information that seems to be good to know when advancing to Germany.

Germany

Location

It is bordered by Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west. It is bounded by the Alps in the south, the North Sea to the northwest, and the Baltic Sea to the northeast.

Area

Approx. 357,000 km2

Capital (approximate population)

Berlin(3.64 million)

Business-related cities other than Berlin (approximate population)

Hamburg(1.84 million), Munich(1.47 million), Cologne(1.09 million), Frankfurt(750,000), Stuttgart(630,000), Dusseldorf(620,000), Leipzig(590,000), etc.

Population

Approximately 83.15 million people

Racial Composition

88% German, 3% Turkish, Other

Language

German is the official and national language

Religion

66.8% Christianity, Other Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, etc.
- Cologne Cathedra

Culture

Europe's secular and religious culture flows through it, and it has been called "the land of poets and thinkers".
- Brandenburg Gate
- Schwarzwald
- Schloss Neuschwanstein
- Miniatur Wunderland
- Museumsinsel
- Marienplatz Munich
- Zugspitze
- Berlin wall

Education

After three years of kindergarten, at least nine years of schooling are compulsory. After primary education, students receive vocational training or secondary education.
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen
- Technische Universitat Munchen
- Freie Universitat Berlin
- Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
- RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY
- Universitat Mannheim
- Technische Universitat Berlin
- Universitat Heidelberg
- University of Stuttgart
- Hamburg University


- Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Leipzig branch - Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

Overview of Modern and Contemporary German History

1871 German Empire established
1914-18 World War I
1918 Weimar Republic established
1933 Hitler becomes Chancellor
1939-45 Second World War
1949 Formation of West Germany and East Germany
1952 West Germany joins European Coal and Steel Community
1955 West Germany joins NATO. East Germany joins the Warsaw Pact
1961 Berlin wall building
1973 East Germany and West Germany join the United Nations
1989 Collapse of the Berlin wall
1990 Unification of East and West Germany
1999 euro introduction

Politics

It is a federal republic with a parliamentary system of government. Parliament is bicameral. The president serves as the head of state. In addition, the prime minister is in charge of administrative affairs.
- Reichstagsgebaude
- Bellevue Palace
- Das Bundeskanzleramt
- Federal Court of Justice

GDP per capita

$46,653 (2019)

Economy

It is the third largest exporter in the world and the largest economy in Europe.


Europe

Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland, Norway, Germany, Austria, France, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Slovenia, Portugal, Czech, Hungary, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia, Latvia, Greece, Romania, Croatia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Russia, Iceland, Belarus, Moldova, Northern Macedonia, Albania, Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Andorra, Kosovo, San Marino, Vatican, Malta, Liechtenstein, Monaco

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