Germany at a glance Please, make yourself comfortable and have a look at our nice little country.

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