Germany
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Motto: Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit
(German: "Unity and Justice and Freedom" ) |
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Dalit Pambangsa: The third stanza of "Das Lied der Deutschen" | |||||
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Tungku | Berlin 52°31′ N 13°24′ E |
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Pekamaragul a syudad | Berlin | ||||
Peka Amanu | German 1 | ||||
Amanu karing Labuad | {{{major_regional_languages}}} | ||||
Gubyernu
• President
• Chancellor • Vice Chancellor |
Federal Republic Horst Köhler Angela Merkel (CDU) Franz Müntefering (SPD) |
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Formation Holy Roman Empire German Empire Federal Republic Reunification |
843 (Treaty of Verdun) January 18 1871 May 23 1949 October 3 1990 |
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Lapad/Dagul • Total • Water (%) |
357,050 km² (63rd) 2.416 |
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Populasyun • 2006 est. • 2000 census • Density |
82,422,299 (14th) N/A 231.1/km² (34th) |
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GDP (PPP) • Total • Per capita |
2006 estimate $2.609 trillion (5th) $31,472 (17th) |
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Pera | Euro (€) 2 (EUR ) |
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Time zone • Summer (DST) |
CET (UTC+1) CEST (UTC+2) |
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Internet TLD | .de www.deutschland.de | ||||
Calling code | +49 |
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1 Danish, Low German, Sorbian, Romany and Frisian are officially recognised and protected as minority languages by the ECRML.
2 Prior to 2002: Deutsche Mark |
Ing Germany neng misan mayayaus yang Aleman (German: Deutschland), ing aus opisyal Republikang Federal ning Germany o keng amanung English ing Federal Republic of Germany (Template:Audio-de),metung yang bangsa king Kalibudatang Europa. Ing sepu na king pangulu iyapin ing Pangulung Dayat Malat, Denmark, at ing Dayat Malat ning Baltic, king aslagan ing Poland at ing Czech Republika, king mauli ing Austria at Switzerland, at king albugan ing France, Luxembourg, Belgium at ing Netherlands.
Ing Germany metung yang democratic parliamentaryung federal republika, a atin 16 states, at nung nu neng misan timawa lang gagalo lual ning federasyun. Keng kasalesalayan, deti dakal lang timawang bangsa a atin sariling amlat, kalinangan, kasalpantayanan, ing Germany isantmetung la bilang bangsang state inyang Franco-Prussian Labanan inyang 1870/1871.
Ing Republikang Federal ning Germany kayanib ya kareng Pisanmetung a Bangsa, NATO, deng G8 at deng G4 nations, at metung ya kareng mengatatag keng Pisanmetung a Europa. Iti ing peka-marakal diling tau at pekamasikan karas keng pamagsiasat abangsa. Ing Germany kabilang ya naman kareng peka-masikan (major power) keti yatu.
[edit] Early history of the Germanic tribes (100 BC–AD 300)
[edit] Migration Period and Franks (300-843)
[edit] The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation (843–1806)
[edit] Restoration and revolution (1814–1871)
[edit] German Empire (1871–1918)
[edit] Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
[edit] Third Reich (1933–1945)
[edit] Division and reunification (1945–1990)
[edit] Geography
[edit] Federal States (Bundesländer)
Germany is divided into sixteen states (in German called Länder, singular Land; commonly Bundesländer, singular Bundesland). It is further subdivided into 439 districts (Kreise) and cities (kreisfreie Städte) (2004).
The five largest cities in Germany (population as of March 31 2005):
- Berlin(capital of germany) with 3,391,407 inhabitants
- Hamburg with 1,736,752 inhabitants
- Munich with 1,397,537 inhabitants
- Cologne with 975,907 inhabitants
- Frankfurt am Main with 657,126 inhabitants
The five largest metropolitan areas in Germany (population as of January 1 2005):
- Rhein-Ruhr with 11,785,196 inhabitants
- Rhein-Main with 5,822,383 inhabitants
- Berlin with 4,262,480 inhabitants
- Hamburg with 3,278,635 inhabitants
- Stuttgart with 2,344,989 inhabitants
In English | Auf Deutsch | |||
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Federal State | Capital | Bundesland | Hauptstadt | |
1 | Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart | Baden-Württemberg | Stuttgart |
2 | (Free State of) Bavaria | Munich | (Freistaat) Bayern | München |
3 | Berlin | Berlin | Berlin | Berlin |
4 | Brandenburg | Potsdam | Brandenburg | Potsdam |
5 | (Free Hanseatic City of) Bremen | Bremen | (Freie Hansestadt) Bremen | Bremen |
6 | (Free and Hanseatic City of) Hamburg | Hamburg | (Freie und Hansestadt) Hamburg | Hamburg |
7 | Hesse | Wiesbaden | Hessen | Wiesbaden |
8 | Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Schwerin | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | Schwerin |
9 | Lower Saxony | Hanover | Niedersachsen | Hannover |
10 | North Rhine-Westphalia | Düsseldorf | Nordrhein-Westfalen | Düsseldorf |
11 | Rhineland-Palatinate | Mainz | Rheinland-Pfalz | Mainz |
12 | Saarland | Saarbrücken | Saarland | Saarbrücken |
13 | (Free State of) Saxony | Dresden | (Freistaat) Sachsen | Dresden |
14 | Saxony-Anhalt | Magdeburg | Sachsen-Anhalt | Magdeburg |
15 | Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel | Schleswig-Holstein | Kiel |
16 | (Free State of) Thuringia | Erfurt | (Freistaat) Thüringen | Erfurt |
[edit] Territory
[edit] Climate
[edit] External links
Template:Cookbook
- Deutschland.de — Official German portal
- German Embassy News Portal for the U.S.
- Holy Roman Empire
- Facts about Germany — by the German Federal Foreign Office
- CityPanoramas — Panoramic views of German cities
- A manual for Germany — by the German Government Representative for Migration, Refugees and Integration
- Destatis.de — Federal Statistical Office Germany (in English)
- Apply for a job in Germany (also in English)
- Germany economy and business indicators — Key German data on taxes and income tax.
- LivingInGermany.de — Resource site for ex-pats about living and working in Germany, in English.
[edit] References
- Jean Edward Smith, Germany Beyond The Wall: People, Politics, and Prosperity, Boston: Little, Brown, & Company, 1969.
- Jean Edward Smith, Lucius D. Clay: An American Life, New York: Henry, Holt, & Company, 1990.
- Jean Edward Smith, The Defense Of Berlin, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1963.
- Jean Edward Smith, The Papers Of Lucius D. Clay, 2 Vols., Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 1974.
Template:States of Germany
Pisanmetung a Europa (EU) | ![]() |
Austria • Belgium • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Estonia • Finland • France • Germany • Greece • Hungary • Ireland • Italy • Latvia • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Malta • Netherlands • Poland • Portugal • Slovakia • Slovenia • Espanya • Sweden • United Kingdom Acceding Countries: Bulgaria • Romania |
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) | ![]() |
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Belgium | Bulgaria | Canada | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | France | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Italy | Latvia | Lithuania | Luxembourg | The Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Slovakia | Slovenia | Spain | Turkey | United Kingdom | United States of America |
Albania | Andorra | Armenia2 | Austria | Azerbaijan1 | Belarus | Belgium | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bulgaria | Croatia | Cyprus2 | Czech Republic | Denmark | Espanya| Estonia | Finland | France | Georgia1 | Germany | Greece | Hungary | Iceland | Ireland | Italy | Kazakhstan1 | Latvia | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | R. Macedonia | Malta | Moldova | Monaco | Netherlands | Norway | Poland | Portugal | Romania | Russia1 | San Marino | Serbia and Montenegro | Slovakia | Slovenia | Sweden | Switzerland | Turkey1 | Ukraine | United Kingdom | Syudad Vatican
Aliwang Territoryu: Akrotiri and Dhekelia2 | Faroe Islands | Gibraltar | Guernsey | Jan Mayen | Jersey | PUlu ning Man | Svalbard
Era-kikilalanan a Bangsa: Abkhazia | Nagorno-Karabakh2 | Mauling Ossetia | Transnistria | Turkish Republic ning Northern Cyprus2
Geographical notes: (1) Aliwa atiu Asia; (2) Eganagana Asia oneng atin yang pangataid king sociopoilitkal kiing Europa.
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Canada | France | Germany | Italy | Japan | Russia | United Kingdom | United States |
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