GERMAN HERITAGE

By: Zak Davis

Population and Rank

Germanys population is 81,147,265

Germany is also ranked 16th.

Life expectancy

0-14 years: 13.1% (male 5,435,658/female 5,155,065)

15-24 years: 10.8% (male 4,457,412/female 4,267,366)
25-54 years: 42% (male 17,268,604/female 16,786,146)
55-64 years: 13.3% (male 5,354,690/female 5,469,884)
65 years and over: 20.9% (male 7,360,711/female
9,591,729) (2013 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 80.19 years
country comparison to the world: 28
male: 77.93 years
female: 82.58 years (2012 est.)

Religion

Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%,

Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Protestant -The basic beliefs that emerged during the

protestant reformation eventually were summarized in what is called

the Five Solas or five Latin phrases. These five phrases in English
translate to, by grace alone, by faith alone, by Scripture alone, by Christ
alone, and Glory to God alone. They were meant to show how
authorities of the Catholic Church had distorted the message of
justification before God and salvation in Jesus Christ.

Roman Catholic-

Beliefs include the special authority of

the pope, the ability of saints to intercede on behalf of believers, the
concept of Purgatory as a place of afterlife purification before
entering Heaven, and the doctrine of transubstantiation.

Language

German
Hello- Guten Tag
How are you?- Wie geht es Ihnen
Please- Bitte
Thank you- Danke
Do you speak English?- Sprechen Sie
Englisch?

Holiday

The Day of German Unity celebrated on

3 October as a public holiday. It
commemorates the anniversary of
German reunification in 1990, when the
goal of a unity of Germany that
originated in the middle of the 19th
century, was fulfilled.

Recipe

Italians and Germans both have meat pockets

like ravioli or Maultaschen and potato dough
noodles like gnocchi or Schupfnudeln. The
noodle dough for Maultaschen is usually egg
noodle dough and the filling reflects the
German influence: mustard, bacon and
marjoram flavors. Spinach is added when the
Maultaschen (lit. feedbags but probably
named after the city of Maulbronn) are eaten
on Holy Thursday before Easter, but every
Thursday can be Maultaschen day in Swabia.

Tourist Attraction

The biggest tourist attraction in the

United States would be time sqaure, New
York.

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