12. German National Anthem
• Also called Das Lied der
Deutschen
• The music was written by
Austrian composer Joseph
Haydn in 1797
• The German linguist and poet
wrote the lyrics by August
Heinrich Hoffmann in 1841.
• This athem has-been the
national anthem of Germany
since 1922 ,
• Except in East Germany,
Whose anthem was Risen
from Ruins from 1949 to 1990.
• Since World War II and the fall
of Nazi Germany, only the
third stanza has been used as
the national anthem.
13. National symbols of Germany
• Coat of arms of Germany
• National tree: Oak
• National bird: it´sEagle
• Some National Monuments in Germany are:
• Brandenburg Gate
• Reichstag building
• Berlin Victory Column
14. Geography
•The highest point:
• The Zugspittze at 9,718 ft
•The lowest point:
• Neuendorf at 11.6 ft below sea level.
•Rivers:
• Rhine, Danube and Elbe
15. Environment
•82% of residents
•Try out alternatives such as car sharing
•Car sharing = five convensional vehicles
•Care is the most important
16. Climate
• Most of Germany has a
temperate seasonal climate in
which humid westerly winds
predominate.
• Winters are mild but the
lowest temperatures are to -5 °
C under 0 ° C, and summers
tend to be warm: temperatures
can exceed 30 °C.
• The warmest regions of
Germany can be found in the
south-west .
17. Biodiversity
• There are many species of ferns,
flowers, fungi, and mosses. Wild
animals include deer, wild boar,
mouflon, fox, badger, hare, and
small numbers of beavers.
• The 14 national parks in Germany,
In addition
• There are 14 Biosphere Reserves,
as well as 98 nature parks.
• More than 400 registered zoos
and animal parks
18. Land Use and Rivers
• The 33.95% of Germany is
covered by arable land.
• The main rivers in Germany
are:
• The Rhine
• The Danube.
19. Natural Resources
•Relies principally on fossil fuel as
sources of energy.
•40% energy, largely for trucks and
light cars.
•30% own natural resources
•Import almost 70% of the oil and gas
20. Demographics and Immigrant
Population
• With an estimated 81.8 million, Germany is the most populous
country in the European Union, the second most populous country
in Europe after Russia.
• Its population density stands at 229.4 inhabitants per square
kilometre.
• Around 20% of Germany´s population do not hold a German
passport or are descendents of immigrants.
• The overall life expectancy in Germany at birth is 80 and the fertility
rate of 1.41 children born per woman.
21. Languages
• German is the official and
predominant spoken language in
Germany.
• Recognized native minority
languages in Germany are Danish,
Low German, Sorbian, Romany, and
Frisian; they are officially protected
by the European Charter for
Regional or Minority Languages.
The most used immigrant
languages are Turkish, Kurdish,
Polish, the Balkan languages, and
Russian.
22. Religion
• Protestantism, 25 million, Evangelical Church in Germany with
23.4 million.
• Catholicism, 24.5 million, Roman Rite Catholics with 24.47
million, Old Catholic Church with 15,000 and Manonite Rite
Catholic with 6,000.
• Orthodoxy, 1.5 million, Othodox Church with 450,000
23. Politics
• Germany is a federal,
parliamentary, representative
democratic republic.
• The chancellor, currently
Angela Merkel, is the head of
government and exercises
executive power, similar to the
role of a Prime Minister in
other parliamentary
democracies.
• The president, currently
Joachim Gauck, is the head of
state and invested primarily
with representative
responsibilities and powers.
24. Foreign relations
• Germany has a network of
229 diplomatic missions
abroad and maintains
relations with more than 190
countries.
• Germany is a member of
NATO, the OECD, the G8, the
G20, the World Bank and the
IMF.
25. Law and Constitute State
•Costitutional Law of Federal Republic of
Germany, 1949.
•Dictator would never again have the chance.
•«we must be sure that we construct will
soomeday be a good house for the germans»,
Karl Arnold, 1948.
26. Military
• Germany's military, the Bundeswehr, is organised into
branches: Army and special forces, Marine, Air Force,
Bundeswehr Joint Medical Service and Joint Support Service
branch.
27. Science and technology
• Germany has been the home of many famous inventors and
engineers.
• Notable German physicists include: Hermann von Helmholtz,
Joseph von Fraunhofer and Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, Albert
Einstein, Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg and Max Born,
among others.
• The Nobel Prize has been awarded to many Germans,
especially in the sciences (physics, chemistry, and physiology
or medicine).
28. Tourism
• Is the seventh most visited
country in the world.
• Additionally, more than 30% of
Germans spend their holiday in
their country.
• Germany is well known for its
diverse tourist routes, such as:
• The Romantic Road
• The Wine Route
• The Castle Road
• The Timber-Frame Road and
the Avenue Road.
• Neuschwanstein Castle,
• Cologne Cathedral,
• Berlin Bundestag,
• Hofbräuhaus Munich,
• Heidelberg Castle,
• Dresden Zwinger,
• Fernsehturm Berlin
29. Culture
• Historically Germany has been called Das Land der Dichter und
Denker ("the land of poets and thinkers").
• There are 240 theatres, hundreds of symphonic orchestras,
thousands of museums and over 25,000.
• Germany has established a high level of gender equality, promotes
disability rights, and is socially tolerant towards homosexuals.
• Germany has been named the world's second most respected
nation and is recognised for having the most positive influence in
the world in 2011, 2013 and 2014.
• The 3rd October is the national day of Germany since 1990,
celebrated as the German Unity Day.
30. Economy and Infrastructure
• The largest and most important market.
• Goods and services.
• Mechanical engineering products, vehicles and chemical.
• Modern trasportation
• Autobahn highway, it don´t has speed limit
• Paved to a thickness of 27”
31. Music
• German classical music includes works by some of the world's
most well-known composers as: Johann Sebastian Bach and
Georg Friedrich Händel were influential composers also
composers as: Mozart and Beethoven.
• Germany is the second largest music market in Europe, and
fourth largest in the world.
32. Curiosities
• It is the country that best treats dogs. Dogs can get into all the
restaurants, transport, shops hotels etc. The only place where
they have banned it in the butchery, but is compensated by
having their own parks and pools.
• The longest word in German is:
• Donaudampfschifffahrtselektrizitätenhauptbetriebswerkbauunterbea
mtengesellschaft (Society of subordinate officials of the construction
of the main factory of electricity for steamboat navigation on the
Danube). Probably not the Germans themselves know that this is the
longest, since in Germany can unite all the words you want to form a
single.
33. • The Germans drink a lot of beer (about 120 liters per person
per year). More than any other European except the Irish, who
earn them.
• Being as good drinkers, it is not surprising that are more than
5,000 types of beer.
• They are the third country in the world where most books are
sold
• Speak very well English, almost half of the population
dominates as language
• BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen cars are
manufactured in Germany.