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. Main Information . National symbols of Germany . Government . States . Economy . Sport Information about Germany

Capital (and largest city) 52°31′N, 13°24′E

Official languages German

Danish, Low Recognised German, Sorbian, regional languages Romani, Frisian

Demonym German

Parliamentary Government Federal Republic

- President Horst Köhler

Angela Merkel - Chancellor (CDU) National Symbols

Flag of Germany The of Germany is a , consisting of three equal horizontal bands coloured (from top to bottom) , , and .

The Eagle of Germany GOVERNMENT

Reichstag Bundeskanzleramt

Germany is a federal, parliamentary, representative democratic republic. The Chancellor is the head of government and exercises executive power, similar to the role of a Prime Minister. Federal legislative power is vested in the parliament consisting of the (Federal Diet) and Bundesrat (Federal Council), which together form a unique type of legislative body. The Bundestag is elected through direct elections; the members of the Bundesrat represent the governments of the sixteen federal states and are members of the state cabinets, which appoint them and can remove them at any time. States Capital Area Population State 35,752 10,717,00 Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart km² 0 70,549 12,444,00 Bavaria (Bayern) Munich km² 0 Berlin Berlin 892 km² 3,400,000 29,477 Brandenburg Potsdam 2,568,000 km² Bremen 404 km² 663,000 Hamburg 755 km² 1,735,000 21,115 Hesse (Hessen) Wiesbaden 6,098,000 km² 23,174 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Schwerin 1,720,000 km² 47,618 (Niedersachsen) Hanover 8,001,000 km² North Rhine- (Nordrhein- 34,043 18,075,00 Düsseldorf Westfalen) km² 0 19,847 Rhineland-Palatinate (Rheinland-Pfalz) Mainz 4,061,000 km² Saarbrücke 2,569 km² 1,056,000 n 18,416 Saxony (Sachsen) Dresden 4,296,000 km² 20,445 Saxony-Anhalt (Sachsen-Anhalt) 2,494,000 km² 15,763 Schleswig-Holstein Kiel 2,829,000 km² Economy

Germany has the largest economy in and the third largest economy in the world, behind the and Japan. It is ranked fifth in the world in terms of purchasing power parity. The export of goods is an essential part of the German economy and one of the main factors of its wealth. According to the World Trade Organization, Germany is the world's top exporter with $1.133 trillion exported, from the beginning of 2006. It has a large trade surplus (165 billion euros in 2006). In the service sector, Germany ranks second behind the United States. Most of the country's exports are in engineering, especially in automobiles, machinery, metals, and chemical goods. In terms of total capacity to generate electricity from wind power, Germany is first in the world and it is also the main exporter of wind turbines. Sport

Sport forms an integral part of German life, as demonstrated by the fact that twenty-seven million are members of a sports club and an additional twelve million pursue such an activity individually. Football (soccer) is by far the most popular sport. Historically, Germany has been one of the strongest contenders in the Olympic Games, with an all-time Olympic Games medal count only second to the USA and the combination of Russia/. In the 2004 Summer Olympics, Germany finished sixth in the medal count, while in the 2006 Winter Olympics they finished first. Photos of German Places

Basic Law for the Federal University of Würzburg The Cologne Cathedral at the Rhine river Republic of Germany, 1949

The Berlinale Palast during The Federal Constitutional Court of the Berlin Film Festival Germany in Karlsruhe. Thank you for your attention Good bye!!!