Notes+for+Germany

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 * Official Name**: Federal Republic of Germany
 * Total Area**: 357,021 square kilometers
 * Head of State**: Federal President
 * Capital**: Berlin
 * Language**: German
 * Major Cities**: Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt am Main
 * Religion**: Christianity
 * Population**: 82.5 million
 * Government Type:** federal republic
 * Currency**: euro (EUR)

As Europe's largest economy and second most populous nation, Germany is a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organization. Germany is known for its environmental consciousness.

Germany is located in Western Europe. The topography of the country is varied, and includes regions of deep forest and high mountains, as well as a wide valley surrounding the Rhine, Germany's largest river.


 * After Irish, Germans are the second biggest consumers of beer in the world. The average beer consumption of the country is 119 liters per person per year.
 * Angela Merkel, elected in the 2005 elections, is first woman chancellor of Germany.
 * Berlin became home to the biggest train station in Europe in the year 2006.
 * Berlin is the capital of Germany. Other major cities of the country are Hamburg, Colonge, Munich, Dusseldorf, Stuttgard, Hanover and Bremen.
 * Football is the most popular sport in Germany and ‘The German Football Association’ is the largest association of its kind in the world.
 * German Autobahn is the oldest, and one of the densest, motorway networks in the world.
 * Germany became world’s first country to adopt Daylight Saving Time (DST), in the year 1916.
 * Germany is a member of NATO, G8, G4 Nations and the European Union (EU).
 * Germany claims the distinction of being the fifth biggest economy in the world.
 * Germany is one of the few countries of the world where Holocaust Denial has been declared as a crime.
 * Germany is situated in West Central Europe and its official name is ‘The Federal Republic of Germany’.
 * Germany is the homeland of numerous renowned scientists and theorists. They include Albert Einstein, Max Plank and Werner Heisenberg.
 * Germany is the largest economy, and the second most populous nation, of Europe.
 * In case of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages; shipbuilding and textiles, Germany is the largest producer in the world