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Germany – An Introduction
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Agenda
1. Basic Facts
1.1 Background
1.2 Geography
1.3 Country and culture
1.4 Sports
1.5 Germany and the EU
2. Economic Facts
3. Political System
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Map of Germany
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Germany - Background
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Germany - Background
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Germany - Background
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Agenda
Outline:
1. Basic Facts
1.1 Background
1.2 Geography
1.3 Country and culture
1.4 Sports
1.5 Germany and the EU
2. Economic Facts
3. Political System
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Neighboring countries:
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
Luxemburg, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland
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1.1 Background
1.2 Geography
1.3 Country and culture
1.4 Sports
1.5 Germany and the EU
2. Economic Facts
3. Political System
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Cologne Cathedral
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Neuschwanstein Castle
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Semperoper, Dresden
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1. Basic Facts
1.1 Background
1.2 Geography
1.3 Country and culture
1.4 Sports
1.5 Germany and the EU
2. Economic Facts
3. Political System
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National sport:
The most popular sport in Germany
is football (soccer), called ”Fussball”.
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Agenda
Outline:
1. Basic Facts
1.1 Background
1.2 Geography
1.3 Country and culture
1.4 Sports
1.5 Germany and the EU
2. Economic Facts
3. Political System
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-NAFTA -EU-27
-Population 434.1 mill. -Population 488.5 mill. -China
-Nominal GDP US$ 14,384 bill. -Nominal GDP -Population 1,306.5 mill.
US$ 13,571 bill.
-Exports US$ 1,852.8 bill. -Nominal GDP US$ 2,224 bill.
-Exports US$5,040.6 bill.
-Countries: USA, -Exports US$ 842.5 bill.
Canada and Mexico
-Mercosur -ASEAN
-Population 257.6 mill. -Population 558.7 mill.
-Nominal GDP US$ 1,130 bill. -Nominal GDP US$ 862 bill.
-Exports US$ 245.1 bill. -Exports US$ 775.6 bill.
-Countries: Argentina, Brazil, - Countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia,
Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines,
Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
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At the eastern border of the old EU (15) and at the center of the
new EU (27).
The alliance was especially close in the late 1980s and early
1990s under the leadership of Christian Democrat Helmut Kohl
and Socialist François Mitterand.
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Agenda
Outline:
1. Basic Facts
1.1 Background
1.2 Geography
1.3 People
1.4 Country and culture
1.5 Sports
1.6 Germany and the EU
2. Economic Facts
3. Political System
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Agenda
Outline:
1. Basic Facts
1.1 Background
1.2 Geography
1.3 People
1.4 Country and culture
1.5 Sports
1.6 Germany and the EU
2. Economic Facts
3. Political System
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Federal States
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Political System
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Political System
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Political System
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Political System
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Political System
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Political System
President of Germany
Christian Wulff, CDU
Chancellor of Germany:
Angela Merkel, CDU
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Konrad Adenauer 1949-1963 Ludwig Erhard 1963-1966 Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1966-1969 Willy Brandt 1969-1974
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Social Security
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Social Security
Unemployment insurance:
Additionally:
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