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Some
basic facts about Germany:
| Population: |
82
million (UK 60 million) |
| Area: |
357,023 km² (UK
245,000 km²) |
| People
per km²: |
229 |
| Language: |
German (however
English is widely spoken) |
| Religion: |
Protestant
(North), Roman Catholic (South) |
| Currency: |
Euro (1 Euro = 100
cents) |
| Capital: |
Berlin
(3.9 million) |
| Internet domain: |
.de |
| Dialling
code: |
+49 |
| Time zone: |
(CET / GMT+1) |
| States
(Länder): |
Baden-Wuerttemberg,
Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse,
Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Lower-Saxony, North
Rhein-Westfalia, Rheinland-Palatinate, Saarland,
Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia |
| Biggest
cities: |
Berlin
(3.9 million)
Hamburg (1.7 million)
Munich (1.2 million)
Cologne (1 million)
Frankfurt (650,000) |
Some
interesting facts:
| The
German motorways (Autobahns), which were
constructed in the 1930s, were the first motorways in
Europe |
| Germany has won the
FIFA World Cup 3 times (all as West Germany) and last
hosted the competition in June 2006 |
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A
German invented the car (Karl Benz) in 1888. The
company that he founded with his partner still exists
today (Mercedes Benz) |
| Germany has 12
international airports and over 600 other smaller
airports |
| Germans
are famous for separating their rubbish - most
households have five different coloured bins |
| Instead of crossing
their fingers for good luck, Germans press their thumb |
| Germany's
rivers and canals are as busy with traffic as their
roads! |
| The Munich
Oktoberfest (known by locals as the "Wiesn")
is the largest public festival in the world and is
attended by approximately 6 million visitors annually,
who drink more than 5 million litres of beer! |
| The
highest mountain in Germany is the Zugspitze, which
stands at 2962m
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