Germany is a country located in Central Europe with a population of over 82 million. It has a long history dating back to the 1st century BC and was formerly divided into East and West Germany until reunification in 1990. Germany has a strong economy and is the fourth largest in the world, known for its innovation and manufacturing. The country is a democratic federal republic made up of 16 states with a constitution and social principles.

1. Jack Muller

2. Capital: Berlin
Population: 82,329,758 (July 2009 est.)
Conventional Name: Federal Republic of Germany
Local Name: Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and
the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland,
south of Denmark
Chief of State: Chancellor Angela Merkel
Head of State: President Christian Wulff

3. Map of Germany
 Early Germany is
thought to date back as
far as 1 BC. The first
Germanic tribes were the
CELTS
 1871 The German Reich
was founded
 1919-1931 Known as the
Weimar Republic

4.  1933 -1945 The National Socialism Era
 1949-1990 Germany is now 2 separate states
 1990 Reunification of Germany
 Germany was in 2 World Wars
 Adolf Hitler –Dictator of the Nazi
Regime

5.  Strong Economy in the Global Market
 German companies have an excellent reputation. They
represent “Made in Germany”, known as a seal of
quality the world over.
 Germany represents innovation, quality and cutting-
edge technology.
 The world’s fourth largest economy

6.  Germany is a democracy
 It believes in the principles of a democratic and social
federal state
 The governmental foundation is the supreme court
which makes sure the country is in adherence to the
constitution

7.  Germany has 9 countries  From the North Sea to the
bordering counties: Baltic Sea in the North to
Austria, Belgium, the the Alps in the
Czech South, Germany is
Republic, Denmark, France structured geographically
, Luxembourg, the as follows: the North
Netherlands, Poland, and German lowlands, the
Switzerland Mittelgebirge ridge, the
Southwest German
subdued mountains and
 Germany is a federation
terraced landscape, the
made up of 16 federal
South German piedmont
states, each of which has
and the Bavarian
independent if constrained
state authority

8.  Largest Cities are: Berlin,
Hamburg, Munich, Cologne,
and Frankfurt
 Moderate oceanic/
continental climatic zone
with frequent changes in
weather and primarily
westerly winds

9.  Land of the poets and
thinkers
 German writers, composers
and philosophers such as
Goethe, Schiller, Bach, Bee
thoven, Kant and Hegel
have strongly influenced
cultural epochs and are
acclaimed figures the
world over

10.  6,200 museums , 820
theaters, 130 professional
orchestras, 8,800 libraries
 Germany features 33
natural and cultural
heritage sites protected
under the UNESCO World
Heritage program
Holocaust Museum in
Germany

11.  Great cuisine and fine
wines, relaxing in
Mother Nature, festivals
and
celebrations, vacation, de
sign and
fashion, inspiring
architecture
 Germany is becoming
increasingly popular as a
travel destination