A presentation by Henriette Boecken and Theresa Tilger

Germany

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Table of contentsSome interesting facts about Germany

General informationPolitical systemLegislative systemEconomy in GermanyGermany is known for…

Some interesting facts about GermanySecond largest beer consumer in the

worldMost popular surname: Müller35 different dialectsOktoberfest starts in SeptemberMore than 150 castlesChristmas tree tradition comes from

Germany300 kinds of bread

General informationCapital city: BerlinInhabitants: 80,6 million16 constituent states 9 neighboring countriesFounding member of the European

Community in 1957Religion: mostly christian

(protestants 34%, roman catholic 34%)

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Political system (I)Federal, parliamentary,

representative democracyPresident: Joachim Gauck Chancellor: Angela Merkel

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Political system (II)

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Legislative systemCivil law system based on Roman lawSupreme court:

BundesverfassungsgerichtConstitution: Grundgesetz from 1949Civil law code: Bürgerliches

Gesetzbuch from 1900Criminal law code: Strafgesetzbuch

from 1872

Economy in Germany (I)World‘s fourth largest economy by

nominal GDPGermany‘s most popular

companies: Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG, BASF, Aldi, ThyssenKrupp, Bayer AG, Lufthansa, adidas, Vodafone and Porsche

Third largest exporter and importer in the world

Economy in Germany (II)Rich in timber, iron ore, potash, salt, uranium and nickel

Service sector contributes 70% of total GDP

Most of the country‘s products are in engineering

Germany is known for…

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