GERMANY

GERMANY is in the centre of western Europe

876km from North to South

640km from West to East

82 million inhabitants

Capital - Berlin

Germany is a Federal country, which has 16 Federal states.It’s on the “Heart” of Europe.Each state has its own constitution,parliament and government.

Germany is a country with highest population on the European Union (82.5 million inhabitants).There is a lot of immigrants :7.3 million

GERMAN HISTORY

TIMELINE

• 900- The Celtaes moved to the place now called Germany.• 1815- Germany was separated into 35 Federate states from

Congress of Vienna.• 1871-German states united in creating the German Empire

under Prussian leadership with Bismarck as Chancellor.• 1914-1919- Germany was defeated WW1 & forced to sign

Treaty OF Versailles.• 1933- Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany & began

dictatorship rule in Germany.• 1935 – Hitler passses the Nuremberg laws oppressing Jews

& starts Jews massacre.• 1939- Germany invaded Poland & the outbreak of WW2.• 1945- Hitler commits suicide, Germany surrenders &

seperated into North & South Germany.

• 1945- Hitler commits suicide, Germany surrenders & seperated into North & South Germany.

• 1961- Communist builds the Berlin wall.• 1990- Berlin wall collapses and Germany reunited.

The Fall OF Berlin Wall

• After the fall of Berlin wall (9th November,1990),it became the famous tourist spot.

• Number of tourist in Berlin increased 370% from 1993 to 2008.

• Many hotels have been built since then (1095 hotels in Berlin).

• This favours the relationship between Germany and other countries.

the capital

the south – bavaria

southeast – wine region

western old industrial area

the northwest the northeast

RELIGIONChristianity is the largest religion in Germany 73%.Then Islam 4%.Protestants are 39%Catholics are 31%Orthodox are 4.7%Nonreligious 25%.

The present pope Benedict XVI(Joseph Ratzinger)

Luther established Protestanism in 1515 challenging the Catholic Church as he saw it has corruption of Christain faith.It holds that Scripture is the source of revealed truth.He started the Protestant Movement in Germany.Today the south and middle is mostly Catholic and the north is mostly Protestant.

MARTIN LUTHER

CULTURE

• German is the official and predominant spoken language in Germany.

• German literature can be traced back to the Middle Ages, with the most notable authors of the period, being Walther von der Vogelweide and Wolfram von Eschenbach.

• Germany is the largest music market in Europe, and third largest in the world.

• Germany hosts many large rock music festivals annually. The Rock am Ring festival is the largest music festival in Germany, and among the largest in the world.

• Germany's television market is the largest in Europe, with some 34 million TV households.

German cuisine • Germany is well-known for their production of cheese. • Ham is a very important meat in Germany. The most well-known ham in

Germany is the Black Forest Ham.• Wurst (sausage) is such a huge part of German culture.• A typical Thüringia Sunday dinner would have Dumplings as a main course.

Dumplings are hand made and are hard work and usually the job of the man of the house.

• Coffee was introduced in the 17th Century in Europe.The coffee-saxons were nicknamed the Blümchenkaffee.

• 150 different varieties of potatoes are grown in Germany.• Hotchpotch is very popular in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. More common

dishes are red fruit pudding with milk and potato pancakes.• They have a saying about bread: “Wo fried ist, da ist Gott und Brot, wo

Unfried ist, ist der Teufel und d’Not” it means, “Where there is peace, there you will find God and Bread, where there is no peace, there you will find the Devil and need.”

Mite cheese hotchpotch dumpling

Spl fish sausage

German festivals…• There are as many as 16 legal holidays celebrated in German.

• Annual Event in Munich • From Late September until the 1st Sunday in Oct.• Originated in 1810 as a celebration for the marriage of King Ludwig I to the Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Oktoberfest

Days of German unity Ester mai

Oberammergau passion plays

Folk festival

ostern

Wine festivalEster mai

NATIONAL BIRD NATIONAL TREE

Since antiquity, the eagle has been a symbol of vitality and the life-giving power of the sun

The Oak is a common symbol of strength and endurance

MONUMENTSNEUSCHWANSTEIN castle is a 19th century Bavarian castle on a rugged hill.The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavarian known as the “Insane King”. It is one of the country’s most popular destination.

The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical triumphal arch in Berlin, and one of the best-known landmarks of Germany. It is built on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to the town of Brandenburg an der Havel.

The Imperial Baths of Trier, known in German as Kaiserthermen, are the beautifully preserved ruins of a Roman public bath complex constructed in the fourth century AD.

MUSEUM

In Germany there are 600 fine arts museum.Wolfsburg art museum,New Weimar museum, Folkwang museum,Ludwig Museum, Bode museum, etc.

BLACK FOREST • The Black Forest is a great, forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg in southwestern Germany.

• It is bounded by the Rhine valley to the west and south.

• Its highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres.

• Area: 6,009 km²• Elevation: 1,493 m• Highest point: Feldberg

SPORTS

FOOTBALL

• The Allianz Arena is a football stadium in Munich.• Germany with a 75,024 seating capacity. Widely known for its

exterior of inflated ETFE plastic panels.• It is the first stadium in the world with a full color-changing

color exterior.

FORMULA ONE• The world’s highest paid sports figure. German Formula One

(F1) race driver Michael Schumacher.• Schumacher was the most successful F1 driver of all time,

with more victories and more championships than any other F1 racer.

• Germans are big Formula One fans, especially when Schumi was leading the F1 pack.

HANDBALL• Germany is regarded as the birthplace of handball.• The first match of the modern era was officially recorded on

29 October 1917 in Berlin, Germany.• The first international match recorded was played on 3

September 1925 with Germany• The German Handball Bundesliga is considered to be the most

competitive professional league in the world. and Austria.• Germany won the handball world cup in 1938, 1978 and in

2007 as the host of the handball world cup.

ECONOMY• Germany is the largest national economy in Europe,

the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and fifth by GDP (PPP).

• The GDP figure in 2014 was $3,730,261 million.• The GDP per capita of Germany in 2014 was $46,269.• The average inflation of Germany in 2014: 0.91 %• 1.00 DEM (German Deutsche Mark)=36.0345 INR• Germany recorded the highest trade surplus in the world

worth $270 billion,making it the biggest capital exporter globally.

• The service sector contributes around 70% of the total GDP, industry 29.1%, and agriculture 0.9%.

• Germany is the world's top location for trade fairs.

• Germany is the third largest exporter and importer in the

world with $1.516 trillion exported in 2012.• Exports of goods and services also made up about 52 percent

of its GDP. • Total value of exports: $1.492 trillion• Primary exports – commodities: motor vehicles, machinery,

chemicals, computer and electronic products, electrical equipment, pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, rubber and plastic products

• Primary exports partners: European Union (58.2 percent of total exports), US (7.0 percent), China (6.1 percent), Switzerland (4.5 percent), Russia (3.3 percent)

• Total value of imports: $1.276 trillion• Primary imports - commodities: machinery, data processing

equipment, vehicles, chemicals, oil and gas, metals, electric equipment, pharmaceuticals, foodstuffs, agricultural products

• Primary imports partners: European Union (54.8 percent), China (8.9 percent), US (5.5 percent), Switzerland (4.2

percent), Russia (3.3 percent)

BRANDS

FAMOUS PERSONALITIES

ALBERT EINSTEIN

ADOLF HITLER

SEBASTIAN VETTEL

BRUCE WILLIS

HUGO BOSS CARL ZIESS

Werner von Seimens

Pope Benedict XVI

Martin Luther King

Michael Schumacher

John Jacob Bausch & Henry lomb

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