Germany is a country located in central Europe with a population of over 80 million people. Some key facts about Germany are:
- The capital and largest city of Germany is Berlin.
- Germany has a GDP of over $3 trillion, making it the 4th largest economy in the world.
- Major industries include automobiles, machinery, chemicals, and consumer goods. Top companies include Volkswagen, Daimler, and BMW.
- Culturally, Germany is known for its beer, sausage, Christmas markets, and influential universities with over 400 being located throughout the country.
2. GERMANY FACTS
CAPITAL CITY BERLIN
AREA 357,021 sq. km
POPULATION 80,722,792 (July 2016 est.)
MAIN LANGUAGE German
MAJOR RELIGION Christian
CURRENCY Euro
LIFE EXPECTANCY 80.7 years
PEOPLE PER
DOCTOR
3.89
GOVERNMENT Multi- party Democracy
ADULT LITERARACY 99%
GERMANY
3. ?THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC of Germany lies
at the heart of Europe,
bounded by Baltic And North
Sea.
?Since the country was
reunified in 1990, it is, more
than ever, a link between east
and west for both trade and
culture.
?Germany is one of the
world¡¯s wealthiest nations and
Europe¡¯s leading industrial
power.
?It was the founder member
of the European union.
4. ? Germany is the country with the highest
population on the European Union (80.4
million inhabitants).
? There are a lot of immigrants: 7.3 million.
6. Geography
Location
Central Europe, bordering
the Baltic Sea and the
North Sea, between the
Netherlands and Poland,
south of Denmark
Geographic coordinates
51 00 N, 9 00 E
Area (63 in the world)
Total : 357,022 sq km
Land : 348,672 sq km
Water : 8,350 sq km
Area comparative:
Three times the size of
pennsylvania;
Slightly smaller than Montana.
7. Maritime Claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Continental shelf: 200 m depth or
to the depth of explosion
Climate
Temperate and marine; cool,
cloudy, wet winters and summers;
occasional warm mountain (foehn)
wind
Terrain
Lowlands in north, uplands in
center, Bavarian Alps in south
8. Natural Resources
Coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore,
copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt,
timber, construction materials, arable
land
Land use
Agriculture land: 48%
Arable land: 34.1%;
Permanent crops:0.6%;
Permanent pasture: 13.3%;
Forest: 31.8%
Other: 20.2%( 2011 est.)
Irrigated land
5,137 sq km
Total water renewable
resources:
154 cu km
10. Nationality
German
Ethnic groups
German 91.5%, Turkish 2.4%, other 6.1%
Languages
German (official), Danish, Frisian, Sorbian, and Romnay are official
minority languages.
Religions
Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or
other 28.4%
Population
80.4131 million (18th in the world)
11. Age structure
0-14 years
15-24 years
25-54 years
55-64 years
65 years and above
12.88%
10.38%
41.38%
13.91%
21.45%
Birth rate 8.47 births/1000
population
Death rate 11.42 deaths/1000
population
Urbanization
Urban population
Rural population
77.3%
22.7%
12. DEPENDENCY RATIO
Total dependency ratio
Youth dependency ratio
Elderly dependency ratio
Potential support ratio
51.8%
19.6%
32.2%
3.1%
Median age
Total
Male
Female
Country comparison to the world
46.3 years
45.7 years
47.9 years
3
Population growth rate -0.16% (2016 est.)
13. Sex ratio 1006/1000 female
Unemployment, youth ages
15-24
Total
Male
Female
8.1%
8.8%
7.4%
HDI 4th position (2016)
Per capita income $45,620
15. Conventional long form:
Federal Republic of Germany
Conventional short form:
Germany
Government type:
federal parliamentary republic
Parliament of GERMANY:
Bundestag
16. Chief of the State
President Joachim
GAUCK (since 23
March 2012)
is the Chief of the
state
17. Head of Government
Angela Merkel
? Chancellor of Germany
?Head of Christian
Democratic Union of
Germany Party
19. Legal system:
civil law system
-Highest court(s)
-Judge selection and
term of office
-Subordinate courts
20. ?Alliance '90/Greens [Cem OEZDEMIR and Simone PETER]
?Alternative for Germany or AfD [Frauke PETRY and Joerg
MEUTHEN]
?Christian Democratic Union or CDU [Angela MERKEL]
?Christian Social Union or CSU [Horst SEEHOFER]
?Free Democratic Party or FDP [Christian LINDNER]
?Left Party or Die Linke [Katja KIPPING and Bernd
RIEXINGER]
?Social Democratic Party or SPD [Sigmar GABRIEL]
Political parties and leaders
21. AUSTRAILA
GROUP
BIS CBSS CDB EAPC
EBRD EMU ESA EU G-5
G-10 G-20 IADB IBRD ICAO
IDA IEA IMF IMO INTERPOL
IOC NATO NSG MIGA OECD
UN UNESCO WCO WHO WTO
International Organization Participation
22. Germany¡¯s
Culture
? Germany¡¯s culture is a vast
rich experience. In my project
I¡¯ll touch on some aspects of
what you will find in
Germany. First off lets take a
look at some basic stats on
Germany
23. REGIONS & THEIR FLAGS
? Even though Germany has one United flag
each other region also has a flag to
represent it¡¯s self.
Baden-
Wurttemberg
Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg Hessen Mecklenburg
Vorpommern
Lower Saxony Nordrhein
Westfalen
Rheinland Pflaz Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-
Holstein
Thuringia
24. Best Universities in the GERMANY 2017
Germany rank
2017
World University rank 2017 University
1 43 Heidelberg University
2 46 Technical University of Munich
3 57 Humboldt University of Berlin
4 78 RWTH Aachen University
5 82 Technical University of Berlin
6 89 University of Tubingen
7 95 University of Freiburg
8 102 University of Mannheim
9 112 University of Gottingen
10 113 University of Bonn
25. Universities in Germany
University
Year of
establishment
Students Location
Heidelberg University 1386 31,500 Heidelberg
Leipzig University 1409 29,500 Leipzig
University of Rostock 1419 14,000 Rostock
University of
Greifswald
1456 12,000 Greifswald
University of Freiburg 1457 24,700 Freiburg
University of Munich 1472 44,000 Munich
University of
T¨¹bingen
1477 28,700 T¨¹bingen
University of Halle-
Wittenberg
1502 18,500 Halle
University of Marburg 1527 24,000 Marburg
University of Jena 1558 19,000 Jena
26. Religion In Germany
? In Germany Religion is something that
is considered to be personal. Very few
Germans will engage in a religious
conversation, and actually try to avoid
the subject all together.
? Germany does not have a strict
separation of state and Church, not only
that, but 12 of the 15 legal German
holidays are Christian feast days.
Religions
? Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%,
Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other
28.4%
27. Crime In Germany??
? Germany has a actually experienced a rise
in Crime rate in the past few decades, but
fortunate it is still at a comparable low
amount compared to other western
societies.
? The Crimes in Germany are actually more
in the realm of damaged Things rather than
people. There are more cases of Burglary,
and ruined Property than there are grisly
crimes.
? It is no Surprise that the death penalty was
abolished in 1949
28. Sports!
? Germany is home to
Passionate fans and player of
the game Football, the fans
are so dedicated that the
streets of Germany during a
world cup are barren..
? Germany isn¡¯t just a place
for Football, Tennis has
become much more popular.
? Also some western Sports
are gaining in popularity as
well. There is now fans of
the NBA, and Football
29. German
Holidays!
? A list of legal holidays are as follows: NeuJahr, epiphany, the kings,
Labor day, Good Friday, Easter, Ascension Thursday, Pentecost,
Corpus Christi, Feast of the assumption, Tag der Deutschen Einheit,
Reformationstag, Penance day, Christmas day 1st and 2nd, and New
years eve.
? During Christmas time even if you are not Christian it is costmary to
say frohe Weihnachten! (merry Christmas!) if you don¡¯t it is
considered a sign of unfriendliness.
30. Food Culture
Germans tend to eat heavy and
hearty meals that include ample
portions of meat and bread.
Potatoes are the staple food, and
each region has its own favourite
ways of preparing them. Some
Germans eat potatoes with pears,
bacon, and beans. Others prepare
a special stew called
the Pichelsteiner, made with three
kinds of meat and potatoes
Bratwurst(sausages)
Kartoffelkn?deln
31. Fashion in Germany
Germany is one of the
leading countries in
the fashion industry, German
fashion is known for its
elegant lines, unconventional
young designs, and
manufacturers of sports
clothing.
German fashion is popular
as ready-to-wear and custom-
made creations
35. Economy of the GERMANY
?Fourth-largest national economy in the
world in terms of GDP($3,494.898 billion)
?Fifth-largest in the world in terms
of Purchasing power parity (PPP)
37. ?Germany is the 3rd largest export economy in the world.
?Germany is the 3rd largest export economy in the world.
Country
Export Import
Total
Trade
Trade
Balance
Germany $1000.24 $989 $1989.24 $252
Values in Billion
Total Trade of GERMANY as on Year: 2015 2016
38. Countries Export($Billion)
USA 122
FRANCE 101
UK 93.9
CHINA 78.6
THE NETHERLANDS 72.1
Top Export Destination of GERMANY
Top Import Destination of GERMANY
Countries Import($Billion)
CHINA 97.4
THE NETHERLANDS 91.3
FRANCE 72.3
USA 63.3
ITALY 51.5
44. Agricultural holdings 2015 280,800
Persons employed in
manufacturing
2014 7,269,136
Gross electricity
production from
renewable sources
2015 29.0%
Building permits 2015 222,280
Domestic trade
turnover
2013 € 1,848 bn
Stock of passenger cars 2016 45,071,200
KEY FIGURES
45. Rank Company Revenue
1. Volkswagen $236,600
2. Daimler $165,800
3. E.ON $129,277
4. Allianz $122,948
5. BMW $102,248
6. Siemens $87,660
7. Robert Bosch $78,323
8. BASF $78,147
9. Deutsche Telekom $76,793
10. Metro $71,266
11. Munich Re Group $69,433
12. Deutsche Post $68,358
13. Bayer $52,437
14. Deutsche Bank $52,422
15. RWE $51,617
16. ThyssenKrupp $48,981
17. Deutsche Bahn $44,818
18. Continental $43,519
19. Lufthansa Group $35,559
20. Talanx $35,379
Top Companies in Germany (in 2017)
48. ?India and Germany have a 'Strategic
Partnership' since 2000
?Germany is India's largest trading partner in
Europe
?Germany is the 7th largest foreign direct
investor in India since January 2000. German
FDI in India in 2015 was to the tune of US$ 1.14
billion
49. ?Indo-German Science & Technology cooperation
started with the signing of the Intergovernmental
S&T Cooperation Agreement in 1971 and 1974
? German scholarly tradition has played a key
role in introducing Indian art, culture, literature
and philosophy to the wider world
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Bajaj Allianz Basf Baumuller
Bayer Beiersdorf Bosch Group
Braun Medical Burgmann Carl Bechem
Carl Zeiss Daimler Chrysler DHL Express
DMG Durr Fichtner
Henkel Kluber Lubrication Knorr Bremse
Lahmeyer International Lapp Pharmaplan
Schuler Steag Encotec Stollberg
Suspa Pneumatics Wurth Zeppelin Mobile
Systems
Zwick Roell
GERMAN MNC¡¯S IN INDIA