Germany has a population of 82.3 million people, with 89% living in cities. It is governed by Chancellor Angela Merkel through a parliamentary system. Major cities include Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich. Germany has a strong economy and is a top producer of cars, machinery, and chemicals. The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 and dismantled in 1989. Germany is also known for its contributions to classical music, beer, and gummy bears.

3.  82.3 million people live in the
country of Germany.
 It is the largest population
in all of the EU
States
 89% of the population
lives in cities
 There are 81 large
cities in the country of
Germany

4.  Germany is ruled by the
Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
 The chancellor is similar to
the job of being Prime minister.
 The country also has a
president
who deals with formal
occasions.
 Germany runs their government
by a Parliamentary system.

5.  On August 15th, 1961 in Berlin, Germany the Berlin Wall was
started to be built.
 The purpose it was built was to split off East Berlin from
West Berlin for the next 28 years.
 The main reason it was built was because the West side
interfered with the East side (Russian sector) to much.
 Nickname of the wall was known as the “Iron Curtain”.
 The wall started to be removed on the date November
9th, 1989 , they took the last piece of the wall down in the year
of 1990.

6.  Germany is one of the most efficient
industrial nations in the world right
next to USA, Japan, and then China.
 Germany is the most important
market in the European Union.
 One of the largest car producers in
the world is Germany known for
brands like:
Volkswagen, BMW, Audi, Porsche,
and a few others.
 Natural Resources in Germany are:
iron
ore, coal, timber, uranium, copper, n
atural gas, salt, and nickel
 The GDP in Germany right now is
.30 percent.

7.  The country of Germany is very well
known for it’s alcoholic beverages.
 Germany brews about 5,000 different
types of beers in 1,500 breweries.
 Another alcoholic drink that
Germany is well known for is the
liquor known as Schnapps, a fruit
flavored liquor.
 The Gummy Bear was invented
close to the town Bonn in 1922 by a
man named Hans Riegel.
 Gummy Bears come in many fruit
flavors like: pineapple, orange,
lemon, apple, strawberry and etc.
 The first time gummy bears were
brought to the USA was in the year
1982.

8.  Major Cities in Germany are
Berlin, Frankfurt, and Munich.
 Munich is known for being a main
tourist attraction for it’s
pubs, clubs, and being the largest place
to celebrate Oktoberfest.
 Berlin is known very well for having a
very large historic background.
 Frankfurt is a very large, important
trade center for Germany and Europe.
 Frankfurt is now in charge of the
European Bank headquarters.

9.  Still today the country of Germany
is very well known for it’s work in
classical music.
 Famous such as
Bach, Beethoven, Richard
Strauss, Brahms, and Handel were
all born in Germany.
 In Germany there are 80 publicly
financed large concert halls.
 Along with classical music
Germany is also very well known
for producing writers and
performers in the techno/club
scene.

10.  German fashion is very well
known throughout all of the
international runway.
 Due to their edgy ideas, today
German designers such as Karl
Lagerfeld are running different
countries fashion lines like
Chanel which is in Paris.
 German designers are known
for their wacky, yet elegant
designs.
 This is a photo from Chanel’s
2012 Autumn/Winter fashion
show in which all the female
models had their eyebrows
“bedazzled”

11.  http://youtu.be/TE9OJIffS6g

12.  Facts about Germany:
http://www.tatsachen-ueber-deutschland.de/index.php?L=1
 Photo of Angela Merkel
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Germany%27s+Leader&um=1&hl=en&s
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 Photos of German Fashion:
http://www.fabsugar.com.au/Review-Pictures-Chanel-Autumn-Winter-
2012-Paris-Fashion-Week-Runway-Show-22074852

13.  Answer about ruler of Germany
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_is_the_leader_of_G
ermany
 Facts about Berlin Wall
http://www.berlinermauer.se/BerlinWall/bygg.htm
 Natural Resources of Germany
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_natural_re
sources_of_Germany
 GDP of Germany
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/germany/gdp-
growth
 Facts about major cities in Germany
http://www.germany-insider-facts.com/major-cities-in-
germany.html#.UKQ6E4c72IA

14.  Map of Germany
http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ma
ps-of-germany.co.uk/images/provinces-of-
Germany.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.maps-of-
germany.co.uk/&h=431&w=322&sz=27&tbnid=FN4rkgrbb
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 Facts about Berlin Wall
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/berlin-wall-built
 Facts about German Food
http://www.germanfoods.org/consumer/facts/index.cfm