Post on 27-Mar-2015
Germany at a glance
Please, make yourself comfortable and have a look at our nice little country.
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
• Location: Central Europe• Area: 357.023 km²• Inhabitants: 82.44 million• State system: Democratic-
parliamentary federal
state• Capital City: Berlin• National flag: • Neighboring Countries: Austria,
Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxemburg, Poland,Netherlands, Switzerland
• Currency: EUR• Telephone country code: +49
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
16 federal states...
...and their capital cities
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
Remagen
Bridge of Remagen
Town HallRail Station
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
• State system: Democratic-parliamentary federal state since 1949
• Head of state: State president Johannes Rau• Parliament: Bundestag (Lower House, 598
members) and Bundesrat (Upper House, 69 members)
• Head of government: Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder
Reichstag – domicile of the German Bundestag
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
May 8, 1945 World War II is over and Berlin is divided into 4 sectors; (the American, British, French in the West and the Soviet in the East)
May 24, 1949 Federal Republic of Germany is founded (West Germany including West Berlin)
October 7, 1949 German Democratic Republic is founded (East Germany including East Berlin)
May 26, 1952 Border between East and West Germany and between East Germany and West Berlin is closed. Only the border between East and West Berlin is still opened
August 13, 1961 The Berlin sectorial border between East and West Berlin is
closed, Berlin Wall is built June 12, 1987 President Ronald Reagan visits Berlin and urges
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall
November 9, 1989Berlin Wall is opened October 3, 1990 Germany is reunited (GDR accedes to the Federal
Republic of Germany)
Symbol of the Cold War & the seperation of Germany, especially Berlin
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
After reunification in 1990 Germans celeberate their „Day of German Unification“ every 3rd October
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
The German reunification means a challenge for the West German economy and the German economic policy. This is the greates challenge since the reconstruction after the Second World War.
The economy right now is paralysed but
we take it as a challenge for
renewal.Take a look at some
vital parts of German
economy......
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
Approximately two-thirds of the top international fairs take place in Germany. This includes 130 till 150 international and national specialized fairs annually.
Known as the “capital of fairs”, Germany lies in the heart of Europe, in the centre of the European home market.
In the year 2002 totalling 1.200 billion EUR in imports and exports, Germany is one of the leading economic countries in the world. This can be seen very clearly at the fairs hosted throughout the country.
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
The Island Rügen in the Baltic Sea
The Island Norderney in the North Sea
Germany at a glance
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
Black Forrest
Danube & RhineValley
Alps
Germany at a glance
Neuschwanstein, one of the most popular of all the palaces and castles in Europe. Every year 1.3 million people visit „the castle of the fairy-tale king“ Ludwig II in Bavaria.
Neuschwanstein
I. Facts
II. Administration
III. Remagen
IV. Political
V. Berlin Wall
VI. Reunification
VII. Economy
VIII. Fairs
IX. Destinations
Germany at a glance