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GERMANY
Capital:Berlin
Demographic Information
82.3 million people live in the country of Germany.
It is the largest population in all of the EUStates
89% of the populationlives in cities
There are 81 largecities in the country ofGermany
Form of Government & Leader
Germany is ruled by the Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
The chancellor is similar tothe job of being Prime minister.
The country also has a presidentwho deals with formal occasions.
Germany runs their government by a Parliamentary system.
Historical Moment: the Berlin Wall
On August 15th, 1961 in Berlin, Germany the Berlin Wall was started to be built.
The purpose it was built was to split off East Berlin from West Berlin for the next 28 years.
The main reason it was built was because the West side interfered with the East side (Russian sector) to much.
Nickname of the wall was known as the “Iron Curtain”.
The wall started to be removed on the date November 9th, 1989 , they took the last piece of the wall down in the year of 1990.
Germany’s Economic Information
Germany is one of the most efficient industrial nations in the world right next to USA, Japan, and then China.
Germany is the most important market in the European Union.
One of the largest car producers in the world is Germany known for brands like: Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, Porsche, and a few others.
Natural Resources in Germany are: iron ore, coal, timber, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, and nickel
The GDP in Germany right now is .30 percent.
Food from Germany The country of Germany is very
well known for it’s alcoholic beverages.
Germany brews about 5,000 different types of beers in 1,500 breweries.
Another alcoholic drink that Germany is well known for is the liquor known as Schnapps, a fruit flavored liquor.
The Gummy Bear was invented close to the town Bonn in 1922 by a man named Hans Riegel.
Gummy Bears come in many fruit flavors like: pineapple, orange, lemon, apple, strawberry and etc.
The first time gummy bears were brought to the USA was in the year 1982.
Major Cities
Major Cities in Germany are Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich.
Munich is known for being a main tourist attraction for it’s pubs, clubs, and being the largest place to celebrate Oktoberfest.
Berlin is known very well for having a very large historic background.
Frankfurt is a very large, important trade center for Germany and Europe.
Frankfurt is now in charge of the European Bank headquarters.
Contribution to the Arts: Music
Still today the country of Germany is very well known for it’s work in classical music.
Famous such as Bach, Beethoven, Richard Strauss, Brahms, and Handel were all born in Germany.
In Germany there are 80 publicly financed large concert halls.
Along with classical music Germany is also very well known for producing writers and performers in the techno/club scene.
Wild Card: German Fashion German fashion is very well
known throughout all of the international runway.
Due to their edgy ideas, today German designers such as Karl Lagerfeld are running different countries fashion lines like Chanel which is in Paris.
German designers are known for their wacky, yet elegant designs.
This is a photo from Chanel’s 2012 Autumn/Winter fashion show in which all the female models had their eyebrows “bedazzled”
Works Cited Facts about Germany:
http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/index.php?L=1
Photo of Angela Merkelhttp://www.google.com/imgres?q=Germany
%27s+Leader&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=t7f_IG-hfwBZNM:&imgrefurl=http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/germany.htm&docid=_8X6UBXLAvITrM&imgurl=http://www.solarnavigator.net/geography/geography_images/Germany_Angela_Merkel_chancellor.jpg&w=300&h=357&ei=aW6iUIKmEo7I0AHx-IDQBg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=577&sig=108930224931882274021&page=1&tbnh=156&tbnw=144&start=0&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0,i:110&tx=66&ty=104
Photos of German Fashion:http://www.fabsugar.com.au/Review-Pictures-Chanel-Autumn-Winter-2012-
Paris-Fashion-Week-Runway-Show-22074852
Answer about ruler of Germany http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_the_leader_of_Germany
Facts about Berlin Wall http://www.berlinermauer.se/BerlinWall/bygg.htm
Natural Resources of Germany http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_natural_resources_of_Germany
GDP of Germany http://www.tradingeconomics.com/germany/gdp-growth
Facts about major cities in Germany http://www.germany-insider-facts.com/major-cities-in-germany.html#.UKQ6E4c72IA
Map of Germany http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.maps-of-germany.co.uk/images/provinces-of-Germany.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.maps-of-germany.co.uk/&h=431&w=322&sz=27&tbnid=FN4rkgrbbHhY7M:&tbnh=90&tbnw=67&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dmap%2Bof%2Bgermany%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=map+of+germany&usg=__s-rXG8W_ssSEspCt8fIRRwYc3hQ=&docid=FPFmAKKjtiVndM&sa=X&ei=pL-jUMyLNoni0gGf5ID4Ag&ved=0CDwQ9QEwBA&dur=369
Facts about Berlin Wall http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-wall-built Facts about German Food http://www.germanfoods.org/c
onsumer/facts/index.cfm
