Germany is a country in central Europe with a population of over 80 million. It has a federal parliamentary republic government and 16 states. Germany has a long history dating back to Germania but was unified in 1871 and split after World War 2, being reunified in 1990. Germany has a large economy as the 5th largest in the world by GDP, focused on services, industry, and exports of vehicles, machinery and chemicals. It faces challenges from an aging population and supporting weaker EU economies.

1. Germany
By Chris Roper

2. German Statistics
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● 137,847 square miles
● 80,586,000 population
● Euro (Currency)
● Natural Boundries to the North, West, and South
● Made up of 16 states

3. History
● Germania
● Charlegmagne & The Holy Roman Empire
● Unification in 1871
● WWI
● Weimar Republic
● Rise of Hitler
● WWII
● East vs. West
● Integration into EU
● Reunification 1990

4. Government
● Federal Republic
● Legislative- two branches: Bundestag & Bundesrat
● Executive- Chief of State & Chancellor
● Judicial- Federal Court of Justice

5. International organizations
ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member),
Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, BSEC
(observer), CBSS, CD, CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD,
ECB, EIB, EITI (implementing country), EMU, ESA, EU,
FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, IGAD (partners), IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs),
MIGA, MINUSMA, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer),
OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris
Club, PCA, Schengen Convention, SELEC (observer),
SICA (observer), UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNMISS, UNRWA,
UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

6. Economy
● 5th largest in the world-largest in Europe
● GDP= $3.593 trillion
● Average GDP per capita= $39,500
● Labor Force is made up of:
● - 2% in agricuture
● - 25% in industry
● - 73% in services

7. Germany's Exports
● Some German exports include: motor vehicles, machinery,
chemicals, computer and electronic products, electrical
equipment,pharmaceuticals, metals, transport equipment,
foodstuffs, textiles, rubber and plastic products
● German Export Partners include: France 9.21%, United
States 7.85%, United Kingdom 6.53%, Netherlands 6.33%,
China 5.91%, Italy 5.05%, Austria 5.03%, Switzerland 4.3%,
Belgium 4.04%

8. Germany's Imporrts
● Some of Germany's imports include: machinery,
data processing equipment, vehicles, chemicals, oil and
gas, metals, electric equipment, pharmaceuticals,
foodstuffs, agricultural products
● Germany's Import partners include: Netherlands 12.88%,
France 7.61%, China 6.25%, Belgium 6.13%, Italy 5.31%,
United Kingdom 4.61%, Austria 4.33%, United States 4.19%,
Switzerland 4.3%, Austria 4.1%, Poland 4%

9. Germany's Economic Challenge Today
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● Growing Crisis in the EU, 69% of exports go to
European Countries, 57% go to countries in the EU
● 3rd Highest median age in the world at 46 years old
● Need to support weaker, less financially responsible
countries in the EU

10. Interesting Facts
Germany's land area was over 50% larger during the Second Reich (1871-
1918) and included most of present-day Poland and parts of Lithuania.
German people are the second biggest consumers of beer in the world (after
the Czechs), with an average of 107 litres per person per year in 2010 (or
0.30 l per day).
The German language was once the lingua franca of central, eastern and
northern Europe, and remains the language with the most native speakers in
Europe.
About a quarter of all American citizens claim at least partial German ancestry.
Germany has nearly 700 zoological gardens, wildlife parks, aquariums, bird
parks, animal reserves, or safari parks, including 414 registered zoos.
Berlin's Zoologischer Garten is the largest zoo in the world, both in terms of
number of species (1,500) and animal population (14,000).
In 2006, the world's youngest billionnaire is the German Prince Albert II von
Thurn und Taxis, with net worth is estimated at around $1.9 billion (USD).
As of 2012, German athletes have won a total of 1662 Olympic medals
(summer and winter combined from 1896 to 2012), i.e. more than any other
country in the world except the USA.

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