2. GENERAL INFORMATION
• Largest country in central
Europe
• Germany’s neighbours;
Denmark, Netherlands,
Belgium, Luxembourg, France,
Switzerland, Austria, Czech
Republic and Poland
• One of the world’s major
economic powers
3. GENERAL INFORMATION
Capital City: Berlin (TXL)
Currency: euro (€)
Official Language: German
Other languages: Danish and Sorbic, some English and
French is also spoken
Major Religion: Protestant
4. MAJOR CITIES AND AIRLINES
Berlin (TXL), (SXF)
Bremen (BRE)
Cologne (CGN)
Dresden (DRS)
Frankfurt (FRA), (HHN)
Hamburg (HAM)
Munich (MUC)
Dusseldorf (DUS)
Germany's Flag Carrier: Lufthan
Air Berlin: Germany’s
second largest airline.
Minor Airlines: Easyjet,
Germanwings, Wizz Air, Germania,
7. Public Transport in Germany and Europe is usually excellent. It is very
practical to live in any large German city or metropolitan area without
owning a car. Even medium-sized cities have good public transportation
networks that use buses, trams, and urban/suburban rail lines to move
people around.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIONS
8. • Side of road: Right
• Taxis:Almost all German taxis are cream-
coloured Mercedes with yellow-and-black signs
on their roofs.
*Bike and car hire are easily available.
TRANSPORTATION TIPS
9. • The emergency telephone number is 112
• Religions:
• 34% Protestant,
• 34% Roman Catholic,
• 4% Muslim, with Jewish
and other non-Christian
Minorities
• Handshaking is customary, and it is
considered rude to address people by their
first name unless invited to do so.
• .Always BE ON TIME!
WHAT TO KNOW…
10. German Unity Day -
New Year’s Day-January 1ST.
Epiphany- January 6th.
Good Friday- April 3rd.
Labour Day- May 1st.
Day Of Reformation-October 31st.
All Saints’ Day-November 1st.
Christmas Day-December 25th.
GERMAN HOLIDAYS
