德国 - Germany

序言 - An Introduction
 Agenda
 I. Stereotypes

 II. History

 III. General Facts

 IV. Germany today

 I. Stereotypes

 look
 eat
 drink
 Our best friend
 or
= half the story
 II. History

 1871- 1990
 II. History
 1871 – unification by Otto von Bismarck
II. History
1914 – 1918
World War I
 (Treaty of Versailles)
 II. History
 1933 – rise of the national  1939 – 1945 WWII
socialist party
OUTCOME OF WWII
II. History

Berlin Wall 1961

 II. History
 1989 – Fall of the Berlin Wall
 1990 – Germany reunites
 III. General Facts

 ~ 82 Million people (6% of China‘s population)

 Berlin = Capital

 Major Language is German with substantial differences in regioal dialects

 Head of Government is chancellor Angela Merkel

 Chief of State is Christian Wulff

 Mainly Christian, also Muslim

 III. General Facts

 Germany is one of the most important

countries
 III. General Facts

 Why?
 III. General Facts

 Because of
 Two world wars?
?
No!
 III. General Facts

 Because
 III. General Facts

 Of the biggest beer festival in the world?

?
No!
 III. General Facts

 Because
 III. General Facts

 We build fast and popular cars?

?
No!
 Maybe we do build nice cars, but that‘s just
half the story
Our Economy
 III. General Facts
 Europe‘s largest Economy

 Secure stable prices, a high rate of employment

and a balanced foreign trade along with steady
economic growth

 New jobs can only be created through

investment and innovation
No natural resources
Only
 III. General Facts
 social market economy with an extensive
welfare system

 GDP $ 3.667 billion (2008)

 ranked 3rd in patents

 used to be #1 exporting country

 III. General Facts

 some more facts after short movie about the

capial city of Berlin
 III. General Facts

 source of innovation comes from various roots

 III. General Facts
 past days
IV. Germany Today
 IV. Germany Today
 very diverse

 equal
opportunities

 open minded

 tolerant
 Thank you for listening and looking forward to
seeing you in Germany