Deutschland

Deutschland

(Germany)

An Overview :

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German Flag

Coat of arms

Motto Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit “ Unity and Justice and Freedom ”

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Introduction Location

-Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Capital – Berlin Ethnic groups -91.5% German, 2.4% Turkish, 6.1% other Area - 357,021 km2 Population - 82,329,758 (July 2009 est.) Currency - Euro 10/24/09

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Germany

comprises 16 states (Bundesländer), which are further subdivided into 439 districts (Kreise) and cities (kreisfreie Städte).

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History 1.Holy Roman Empire (962–1806) 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.Restoration and revolution (1814– 1871)  * Fall of Napoleon Bonaparte 

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3. German Empire (1871–1918)  *Foundation of modern Germany  *Bismarck is at the centre in a white uniform. 

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4. Nazi Germany, World War II (up to 1945)  *Adolf Hitler 

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Berlin in ruins after World War II, Potsdamer

5. Division and reunification ( 1945 – 1990 )

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The Berlin Wall in front of the Brandenburg

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Berlin

Republic and EU integration (1990-)

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Government Federal

Parliamentary republic. President Horst Köhler.    Federal

Chancellor - Angela

Merkel Federal legislative power is vested in the parliament consisting of the Bundestag (Federal Diet) and Bundesrat 10/24/09

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The Reichstag in Berlin is the site of the Ge

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Economy  The

fifth largest economy in the world in PPP terms and Europe's largest.  Germany is a member of the United Nations, NATO, G8 & G20.  GDP - real growth rate:  *1% (2008 est.)country comparison to the world: 177  GDP - composition by sector: *agriculture: 0.9%  *industry: 30.1%  *services: 69.1% (2008 est.)  Unemployment rate 10/24/09 : 7.8 % (2008 est.) 14

Most

of the country's products are in engineering, especially in automobiles, machinery, metals, and chemical goods. The leading producer of wind turbines and solar power technology in the world. Hanover, Frankfurt, and Berlin are the trade cities of Germany. European Central Bank

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Religion Christianity

is the largest religious denomination in Germany

The Cologne Cathedral at the Rhine river

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Infrastructure Germany

is an important transportation hub. Hamburg harbor is the second-largest port in Europe. polycentric network of high-speed trains

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Science

* Max Planck presents Albert Einstein with the Max-Planck medal in 1929

* The Nobel Prize has been awarded to 103 German laureates.

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Culture Germany

is historically called Das Land der Dichter und Denker (the land of poets and thinkers) . There are 240 subsidised theatres, hundreds of symphonic orchestras, thousands of museums and over 25,000 libraries spread over the 16 states. Germany claims some of the world's most renowned classical music composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven. 10/24/09

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German MNC’s Addidas  DHL

Express

  Lufthansa

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Audi  BMW 

 Volkswagen  Allianz  

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Bosch 

Carl-Zeiss  

Mercedes   

SAP  10/24/09

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Siemens   Deutsche

Bank

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 Metro

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Conclusion

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A Presentation Put Together By Kamta

Prasad Pradeep Kumar

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