Germany is a country located in Western Europe with a total area of 357,022 km2. It has a population of over 82 million people and its capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany borders 9 other countries and has 16 federal states. The official currency is the Euro and the predominant religion is Christianity. Key exports include cars, machinery, and chemicals, while major imports are machinery, foodstuffs, and oil.

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GERMANY

3. • CONTINENT : EUROPE
• CAPITAL : BERLIN
• REGION : WESTERN EUROPE
• COORDINATES : 51.00*N, 10.00*E
• AREA : RANKED 62nd
• TOTAL : 357,022𝐾𝑀2
• LAND : 97.66%
• WATER : 2.34%
• COASTLINE : 2,389KM
• LONGEST RIVER :
RHINE(1230KM)
• LARGEST LAKE : LAKE
CONSTANCE (536𝐾𝑀2)
• STATES : 16 FEDERAL STATES
• POPULATION : 82.5MILLION
GERMANY GEOGRAPHY

4. • DENMARK : 140KM
• POLAND : 467KM
• AUSTRIA : 801KM
• SWITZERLAND : 348KM
(NON-EU)
• BELGIUM : 133KM
• FRANCE : 418KM
• LUXEMBOURG : 138KM
• CZECH REPUBLIC : 704KM
• NETHERLANDS : 575KM
GERMANY BORDERS(3,714KM)

5. GERMAN CURRENCY
• Currency : Euro
• Symbol : €
• 1 Euro : 77.79 INR

6. THE CLIMATE :
• Cold winters and cool summers. In the centre temperatures
are more extreme but prolonged periods of frost or snow
are not common. Rain falls through the year.
• Extremes commonly reach −100
C in winter and 350
C in
the summer months.

7. GERMAN FOOD :
GASTRONOMY(FOOD) :
• Germany people love cheese and beer.
GASTRONOMY(WINE) :
• The German wines grow up in 13 zones.
• There are more than 140 varieties. They
are exported to USA, UK, JAPAN, NORWAY,SWEDEN,…..
GASTRONOMY(MEAL TIMES)
• In Germany the meal times are earlier than in spain. They have lunch
between 12:00 and 14:30 and at night, they usually have dinner at 20:00.

8. Popular traditions :
• POLKA is a very traditional dancing from Austria but its very
popular in the zone of Bavaria. It’s a fast dance which is danced by
couples or groups.
• There is an important rock festival called “ROCK AM RING” at
NURBURGING. It is also the track for a formula one grand prix.
• OKTOBERFEST is a festival held each year in Munich, in October.
It is the worlds largest fair. People drink beer and eat German
specialities.

9. RELIGION
• Christianity is the largest religion in Germany 73%.
• Then Islam 4% followed by Buddhism and Judaism.
• Protestants are 39%
• Catholics are 31%
• Orthodox are 47%
• Nonreligious 25%

10. CLICHES OR STEREOTYPES
• They don’t like smiling a lot
• They are very neat and they like recycling
• They are very hard working and very skilful people

11. ABOUT GERMAN CULTURE
• German living and working is defined by structure (laws, rules,
procedures)
• For decision-making and problem-solving Germans focus on
objective facts
• Interpersonal relationships do not play an important role in business
dealings. Instead focus on achieving your tasks
• Focus on direct communication style
• Germans are individualistic
• The business culture has a well-defined hierarchy which includes
clear responsibilities and distinctions between roles
• Status and academic titles are quite important to Germans – address
people by their full and correct titles
• In formal business meetings, the highest-ranking person usually
enters the room first

12. • A separation between private life and work is quite common in
Germany
• First names are used in more private situations. Use the formal
version of „Sie“ unless you are invited to the informal „Du“
• Germans dress quite conservative in business (dark suits, blouses, ties
etc.)
• Punctuality is essential (in business and social situations)
• Appointments are made for almost every situation
• Germans plan ahead (book meetings some weeks in advance)
• In business situations, hands are shaken at the beginning and at the
end
• Germans keep a larger personal space around them
• Decisions are made slowly and methodically

13. DEMOGRAPHICS OF GERMANY
• Population : 82,887,000
• Growth rate : 0.4
• Birth rate : 8.6 births/ 1000
• Death rate : 11.8 deaths / 1000
• Life expectancy : 80.9 years
• male : 78.6 years
• female : 83.4 years
• Fertility rate : 1.59 children born / woman
• Infant morality rate : 3.46 deaths / 1000 live births
• Net migration rate : 1.5 migrants / 1000 population

14. • COAL
• TIMBER
• NATURAL GAS
• LIGNITE
• URANIUM
• IRON ORE
• ARABLE LAND
• CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
• POTASH
• NICKEL, SALT AND COPPER
NATURAL RESOURCES

15. GERMANY USUALLY IMPORTS IN THESE COMMODITIES
• Machinery
• Data processing equipment
• Agricultural products
• Foodstuffs
• Metals
• Vehicles
• Chemicals
• Oil and gas
• Electric equipment
• Pharmaceuticals

16. • Cars : $58.5 billion
• Automobile parts / : $41.8 billion
accessories
• Crude oil : $36.2 billion
• Petroleum gasses : $ 28.2 billion
• Medication mixes in dosage : $26
billion
• Blood fractions : $23 billion
• Computers, optical readers : $22.9
billion
• Phone system devices : $22.4 billion
• Processed petroleum oils : $20.3
billion
• Integrated circuits / : 17.3 billion
micro assemblies
• CARS : $157.4 billion
• Automobile parts / : $62.5 billion
accessories
• Medication mixes : $52.7 billion
in dosage
• Aircraft, spacecraft : $30.8 billion
• Blood fractions : $24.9 billion
• Miscellaneous machinery : $16.1 billion
• Integrated circuits / : $15.1 billion
micro assemblies
• Computers, optical readers : $14.9 billion
• Lower voltage switches, ; $14 billion
fuses
TOP EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GERMANY
TOP EXPORTS TOP IMPORTS

17. EXPORTS IMPORTS

18. • United states : $125.9 billion(8.7%
of total German exports)
• France : $118.6 billion(8.2%)
• China : $97.6billion (6.8%)
• United kingdom: $94.7 billion(6.6%)
• Netherlands : $91.4billion (6.3%)
• Italy : $73.9billion (5.1%)
• Austria : $70.3billion (4.9%)
• Poland : $67.3billion (4.7%)
• Switzerland : $61.4billion(4.3%)
• Belgium : $49.8billion (3.4%)
• Spain : $48.6billion(3.4%)
• Czech republic: $46.7billion(3.2%)
• Sweden : $30.1billion (2.1%)
• Russia : $29.2billion (2.0%)
• Hungary : $28.1billion (1.9%)
GERMANY TOP TRADING PARTNERS

20. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT GERMANY
• Germany was the first country in the world to adopt daylight saving time
• Prison escape is not punishable by law in Germany
• Its illegal to run out of fuel in the German Autobahn
• Germany has legal say on what babies can be named
• Fanta originated in Germany as a result of the world war-II
• College education is free in Germany even for internationals
• Germany was once a cluster of small kingdoms, duchies and principalities
• German remains the language with the most native speakers in Europe
• Germanys capital centre has shifted seven times
• Germany is sometimes known as “the land of poets and thinkers
• Germany is ranked 24 among 190 economies in ease of doing business.
• Germany ranked 25 among 180 countries in economic freedom(74.2)

21. • Germany is the second most popular expat destination in the world
• Germany has high levels of employment
• Germany is the EU’s largest economy
• German SME’s account for around 52% of Germanys entire economic output
• Germany is one of the worlds largest car producers
• Germany is one of the worlds leading book nations
• Germany is Europe's second largest beer consumer
• Smoking is banned in public places but drinking is still legal
• Germany is a leader in climate and energy policies
• Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany since 2005, was ranked as the worlds
2nd most powerful person
• Munichs oktoberfest is the worlds biggest folk festival