"Hi and welcome to my new Germany Page" Germany by Kristina1701

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Some facts about Germany:

NAME: Bundesrepublik Deutschland (BRD) ---> Federal Republic of Germany

Area: 356,959km²

CAPITAL: Berlin

INHABITANTS: about 81 million

BIGGEST CITIES: Berlin (3.5 million inh.), Hamburg (1.7 million inh.), Munich (1.3 million inh.), Cologne (1 million inh.), Frankfurt am Main (660,000 inh.), Essen (630,000 inh.), Dortmund (600,000 inh.) and Stuttgart (600,000 inh.)

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: German; in the state of Schleswig-Holstein there's also a Danish-speaking minority

CURRENCY: Euro; 100 Cents = 1 Euro

Germany is located in Central Europe. It's "neighbors" are: Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic and Poland. No other European country has that many "neighbors" as Germany.
Germany is a member of the European Union (EU) and introduced the Euro on January 1st 2002.
Germany is subdevided into 16 states, including 3 city-states whose status can be compared to the one Washington D.C. enjoys: (from the north to the south) Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Hamburg, Bremen, Berlin, Brandenburg, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Hessen, Thüringen, Sachsen, Rheinland-Pflaz, Saarland, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern.
Germany is supposed to be in the top 10 of the richest countries in the world and thus provides its people an excellent social system which is unique on this planet.
After World War II, Germany has become a kind of "immigration-country". For we did not have enough labour, our government invited people from Italy, Greece and Portugal (who are not regarded as real immigrants for these countries are members of the EU) to work here. Since about 2 decades, there are also many people from Turkey, Poland and the former Yugoslavia living in Germany. Germany is the country with the largest and strongest economy in Europe, followed by France who we have close relations with, both economically and politically.

Frankfurt am Main

For further information on Germany, I recommend to visit the following pages:

1. Auswaertiges Amt

The Federal Foreign Office in Berlin does not only provide information on German and EU politics, but also general info on Germany (working and studying in Germany, youth exchanges,...), as well as travel information from a German perspective (travel warnings + country profiles). The page is available in German, English and French.

2. Deutschland.de

This page provides all kinds of info on Germany.

3. Deutsche Bundestag

This is the official homepage of the German Parliament, available in German, English and French

4. Bundesrat

Here you'll find information on the 16 states. However this page is only available in German.

5. Der Bundeskanzler

Everything you've always wanted to know about our chancelor Gerhard Schroeder you'll find here! There's even a special link to a page for kids called: chancelor for kids.

6. Der Bundespraesident

And here you'll find everything on our head of state Johannes Rau. This page is available in German, English, French and Spanish.

7. Das Goethe-Institut

The Goethe Institut is THE organisation for the teaching of German language and culture worldwide. Besides in German, this page is also available in English.

Pros and Cons

Cons:unpredictable weather

Intro Updated Jul 16, 2004
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BarryAir Jan 1, 2009 at 1:38 PM

Hello Kristina, just back from Germany (WIESBADEN) in november. We did take the train up to Koblenz....Fantastic!!!!Barry in Lafayette, Louisiana
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ombre May 6, 2006 at 10:58 AM

im guessing some new pages soon
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kiely Apr 17, 2006 at 7:03 AM

Hallo Kristina, What a coincidence! I'm just checking your Germany page. Seem that you don't have any news for the world cup.... Are u into soccer?
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luckyzen Feb 25, 2006 at 4:38 AM

Hi Kristina, Thank you for dropping by my Singapore Page. You will not be disappointed when you do visit. I think your Germany Page is great!
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RickinDutch Jan 17, 2006 at 10:43 AM

Excellent intro to Germany! Birthday greetings from Alaska!
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Holgs_in_Syd Dec 29, 2005 at 10:40 PM

Heya Kristina - just having a bit of a sticky beak at your pages which are great! I did notice a general lack of blue on our side of the world which you should fix with a visit down-under!
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Pete.Gibson Dec 11, 2005 at 9:02 AM

Great pages , good tips, well written and some lovely photos with them...well done
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Mariajoy Oct 2, 2005 at 4:20 AM

Hi Kristina - your Germany page is just perfect for anyone interested in visiting this lovely country - it's so helpful and informative - thank you! Maria :))
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shohman Feb 26, 2005 at 3:11 AM

excellent pages! Your Germany page is very informitive. I can't wait to go!
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K.Knight Feb 9, 2005 at 4:25 AM

Germany looks fantastic. Anne and I will be in "München" in October this year and I can't wait! Excellent page, well done!