Germany Travel Overview
Important facts
Capital: Berlin (See more on ITYPEJOB.COM)
Official language: German
Currency: Euro (exchange rates)
Continent: Western Europe
Vacation in Germany
The reunified Germany has around 82 million residents, who are spread over 16 federal states.
The capital Berlin
Berlin, the city on the Spree, is a pulsating city with numerous sights. The most famous landmark of Berlin, which is today the symbol for national unity, is the Brandenburg Gate. Popular destinations for tourists in Berlin are Alexander Platz (“Alex” for short), the zoological garden, Potsdamer Platz and Kreuzberg. The center of the capital is marked by the tallest structure in the city, the television tower on Alexanderplatz. The Kurfürstendamm is one of the most important shopping streets in Berlin. Not far from Berlin is the beautiful Sanssouci Palace with a great park.
The German regions
A millennia-old history, the maintenance of customs and traditions, great nature and landscape and the charm of dreamy cities as well as extraordinary places characterize Germany. Germany has many contrasting regions. In the south of the country is the Black Forest with its wild and romantic gorges and numerous healing and health resorts. In the Bavarian Forest you will find a unique natural landscape. Neckarland Swabia is known as the land of the Hohenstaufen and poets. You will find many old half-timbered houses, castles and palaces there. The Main-Taunus area is characterized by many castles from the age of knights. In the HarzAccording to tradition, the witches are at home on the Brocken, the highest mountain of the Harz Mountains, which is also called Blocksberg. Every year the Walpurgis Night is celebrated there.
North Sea and Baltic Sea
The North Sea is known for the phenomenon of the tides. Wind, weather, ebb and flow, the Wadden Sea and relaxation in a stimulating climate attract thousands of tourists every year. In contrast to the North Sea, the Baltic Sea, also called the Baltic Sea, has neither ebb nor flow. Gently sloping sandy beaches and striking cliffs alternate. Usedom and Rügen are probably the most famous Hanseatic cities on the Baltic coast.
City vacation in Germany
One of the most famous cities in Germany is Munich, a city with an old Bavarian tradition. The Oktoberfest, the opera, the Hofbräuhaus and the Pinakothek are famous. Frankfurt am Main offers tradition and modernity, is considered an economic metropolis and is famous for its international trade fairs and for the birthplace of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The world-famous cathedral is the landmark of Cologne, a city of art and culture and known for the carnival. There are twelve large Romanesque churches in the city center.
Dresden is a city with a wealth of attractions. Historical monuments such as the Frauenkirche, theSemperoper, the residents’ palace, the fortress walls are well worth a visit to this Saxon cultural city. Hamburg lies on the Elbe and Alster rivers. Hamburg’s port is the second largest container transshipment point in Europe. The second largest city in Germany has its very own flair due to the merchant palaces and grand promenades, international musicals, beautiful shopping streets and, last but not least, the hustle and bustle in St. Pauli. The international Maritime Museum Hamburg, the Kunsthalle Hamburg and the PANOPTIKUM Hamburg are well worth seeing. Hamburg is one of the greenest cities in Germany.
German cuisine and German beer
In Germany there are 5,000 different types of beer and a large number of wines and schnapps. White sausage with pretzels, raw sausage, Black Forest ham, boiled sausage, pork knuckle on sauerkraut, fried potatoes, Maultaschensuppe, Rhenish sauerbraten, all kinds of fish, stews, pasta and dumplings are popular. The Dresdner Stollen and the Nuremberg gingerbread are well known.
Facts and figures of Germany
According to Countryaah, the Federal Republic of Germany is regarded as a parliamentary democracy that has been ruled under the head of state Frank-Walter Steinmeier since 2017. Angela Merkel has been Federal Chancellor or Prime Minister in the country since 2005. There are currently 709 members of the Bundestag representing around 83 million German citizens. In addition, the Bundestag is supplemented by the second chamber, in which a total of 69 delegates present themselves as representatives of the 16 federal states.
Important facts
Capital: Berlin
Official language: German
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Euro (100 cents)
ISO 4217 code
EUR / 978
Geography
Continent: Europe
Region: west
Geo coordinates: N 51 ° 9 ‘56.5 ” E 10 ° 27’ 5.5″
Highest mountain: Zugspitze (2,962 m)
Total area: 357,021 km²
Mainland: 349,223 km²
National border: 3,621 km
Coastline: 2,389 km
Politics
Dependency: Uniform form of government since 1871
Formerly dependent states: Poland until 1918
UN member since: 1973
Other political affiliation: European Union since 1957
Form of government: Democratic Republic
Houses of Parliament: bicammeral
Party system: Multi-party system
State building: federal
Political culture: Subject culture
Particularities: special form of the right to vote
Economy
Export goods: Machines, vehicles, electronics
BSP: $ 2,986,422,000,000
GDP: $ 3,020,477,000,000
GDP purchasing power parity: $ 2,623,000,000,000
Economic growth: 1.3%
GDP share of agriculture: 0.9%
GDP share of industry: 29.4%
GDP share of services: 69.7%
Inflation rate: 1.9%
Unemployment: 10.1%
State budget revenue: $ 4294967295
State budget expenditure: $ 4294967295
National debt: 51.1%
Export: $ 1,193 billion
Import: $ 882 billion
Foreign debt: $ 3,886,000,000,000
Gold and currency reserves: $ 104.9 billion
Electricity consumption: 511,070 million KWh
Gas reserves: 605,800 million m³
Gas production: 22,470 million m³
Gas consumption: 94,290 million m³
Oil reserves: 396 million m³
Oil production: 166,000 million m³
Oil consumption: 2,684,000 million m³
Cultivation area: 30.04%
Bovine: 13,198,000 pieces
Pigs: 25,463,000 pieces
Sheep: 2,860,000 pieces
Fishing: 240,000 t
Demographic data
Residents: 82.422.300
Residents in cities: 73,280,000
Minorities: Turks (2.4%); others (6.1% primarily Greeks, Italians, Poles, Russians, Spaniards, Serbs and Croats)
Average age: 42.6 years
0-14 years: 14.1%
15-64 years: 66.4%
> 65 years: 19.5%
Population growth: -0.02%
Birth rate: 8.33 / 1,000 residents
Death rate: 10.62 / 1,000 residents
Migration: 2.18 / 1,000 residents
Ratio men / women: 0.96
Fertility: 1.39 children / woman
Infant mortality: 4.12 ‰
Life expectancy men: 75.81 years
Life expectancy women: 81.96 years
Country codes and abbreviations
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: DE
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: DEU
ISO 3166 numeric: 276
Top Level Domain: de
IOC country code: GER
UN / LOCODE: DE
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Communication
Telephone connections: 55,230,000
Cell Phones: 69,440,000
Radios: 78,070,000
TV: 61,218,000
Computer: 49,696,000
Internet users: 55,941,000
Transportation
Railway lines: 47,476 km
Paved roads: 690,122 km
of which expressways: 12,387 km
Cars: 47,230,000
Merchant fleet (ships over 1,000 GRT): 394
Pipelines: 33,236
Health
Number of doctors: 307,600
Daily food intake: 3,620 kcal / resident
HIV- infected people: 46,000
Education
Illiteracy: 1 %
History
Foundation: 962
Last sovereign since: 1871
Religion
Main religious group: Christians
Distribution of religions: Protestants (34%); Catholics (34%); Muslims (3.7%); non-religious or non-religious (28.3%)
Crime
Prison inmates: 80,100
Military
Armed forces (troop strength): 265,000
Main battle tank: 2,560
Battleships: 20th
Submarines: 17
Warplanes: 380
Helicopter: 100
Defense Spending: $ 42,283,400,000
