Motto: unity and justice and freedom

President: horst Kohler

Area: total: 357,021 sq km

land: 349,223 sq km
water: 7,798 sq km

Border countries:

Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.

Population: 82,369,548 (July 2008 EST.)

Capital city: Berlin

Location

Germany is located in the Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the
Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark.

Weather

Cool, continental climate with abundant rainfall and long overcast season. Lower temperatures with
considerable snowfall in east and south.

Food

Pork, beef, and poultry are the main varieties of meat consumed in Germany, with pork being the
most popular by a substantial amount. The average person in Germany will consume up to 72
pounds of meat in a year. Among poultry, chicken is most common.

Sports

Football is the most popular sport in Germany; they have won the world cup and the European cup
three times. In the winter (2006 in Turin) Olympics Germany claimed the most gold medals. They
ranked 5th in the real Olympics in 2006.
 About cities in Germany:

About Frankfurt:

Frankfurt International Airport is one of the world's busiest airports. Frankfurt Central Station is one
of the largest terminal stations in Europe. Frankfurt is the only German city listed as one of ten Alpha
world cities.

About Berlin:

Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. It has a population with over 3.4
million in its city limits. Berlin is the country's largest city. The Berlin Wall (in German it is known as
the: Berliner Mauer) was a barrier separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of East
Germany.

About Hamburg:

Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany. Hamburg harbour is the ninth largest port in the
world. The original language of Hamburg as elsewhere in Northern Germany is Low German (Low
Saxon).

Famous people from Germany:

 Michael Schumacher ( won the formula one championship 7 times)

 Rudolf Diesel (German inventor of the famous Diesel engine)
 Albert Einstein (the inventor)
 Ludwig van Beethoven (musical composer)
 Adi Dassler ( the creator of adidas)
 Fritz Walter (lead his country to become world champions in football back in 1954)
 Benedict xv1 (our current pope)
 Boris Becker (former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany)
 Karl Benz (inventor of Mercedes Benz)
 Gottfried Daimler (inventor of jeep and Chrysler)
 Gabriel Daniel (The German physicist who invented the temperature scale.)
The German language and numbers:

Eins = 1
Zwei = 2 a ah j yoht s ess
Drei = 3 b bay k kah t tay
Vier = 4
c tsay l el u oo
Fünf = 5
d day m em v fow
Sechs = 6
Sieben e ay n en w vay
7
= f eff o oh x eeks
Acht = 8
g gay p pay y irp-se-lon
Neun = 9
h hah q koo z tset
Zehn = 10
i ee r ehr

Images from Germany

Germany kit
Home kit away kit Germany’s football badge

German flag German coat of arms