DeutschlandGermany – an Overview

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Alemania

Germania

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Flag: Three horizontal stripes in black, red and gold

National Anthem:

National Holiday:

3rd October (Day of German Unity, 1990)

Capital:Berlin

The Federal Republic of Germany

Location: In the Centre of Europe

Text: 3rd verse of the “Song of the Germans” (Fallersleben)

Music: Haydn’s “Emperor’s Quartet”

National language:

German is the mother tongue of 100 million people and most frequently spoken in the EU

BundespräsidentJoachim Gauck since 2012

Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel (CDU) since 2005

France, Switzerland, Austria, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

Area

Neighbouring Countries

National Borders

357,021 km²

Land: 349,223 km²

Geographical Location

Water: 7,798 km²

3,621 km, coastline 2,389 km

Highest Point

Major Rivers

Large Cities

Zugspitze mountain (2,963 m) in the south

Rhine, Danube, Elbe

Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Cologne, Frankfurt

SpringApril - May

warming up, changing

SummerJune - September

warm to hot, sunny

AutumnOctober -November

wet,cold, stormy

WinterDecember -February

cold, snow

Version 1.2 – January 2007

The Capital of Germany

all about German Food

Sausage

Bread

Main dishes Deserts

Sports in Germany

• Soccer – the National Sport

• Handball• Cycling• Tennis• Golf• Wintersports