4.  Capitol of Germany  1 of the 16 states of Germany  population of 3.4 million people  Germany's largest city and is the second most populous city in the European Union  Around one third of the city's area is composed of forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes

5.  After World War II  the city was divided - into East Berlin — capital of East Germany — and West Berlin, a political exclave  surrounded by the Berlin Wall from 1961 to 1989  Following German reunification in 1990, the city was once more designated as the capital of all Germany  Berlin is home to renowned universities, research institutes, orchestras, museums, and celebrities and is host to many sporting events  Its urban setting and historical legacy have made it a popular location for international film productions  Festivals, diverse architecture, nightlife, contemporary arts, public transportation networks, and an extremely high quality of living

7. SystemStations/ Lines/ Net lengthPassengers per year U-Bahn170 / 9 / 145 km457 million S-Bahn166 / 15 / 331 km376 million Tram398 / 22 / 192 km171 million Bus2627 / 147 / 1,626 km407 million Ferry14 / 6 / --  Additional:  Around 900 regional, interregional and international trains leaving every day (600 only from the central station)  Highly developed bike lane system (around 1,500,000 daily rides  13% of the traffic)

9.  Population :80,523,700  fourth-largest economy by nominal GDP  second-largest exporter  third-largest importer  very high standard of living  comprehensive social security  universal health care system  High taxes  Annual percentage rate for a single > 60%

10.  GDP (nominal):$3.593 trillion  GDP per capita (nominal):$43,952  TAIWAN  $20,706  GDP (PPP):$3.227 trillion  GDP per capita (PPP):$39,468  TAIWAN  $39,580

11.  HDI:0.920 (5th)  TAIWAN  0.890 (23rd)  Gini coefficient:29.0  TAIWAN  34.2

12.  One of the leader in the global automotive branch  Found in 1916 and based in Munich  Member of the DAX (30 biggest and most powerful companies in Germany)  Mini, BMW Motorcycles and Rolls Royce are part of the corporation  Turnover in 2012 was 105 billion USD  Number of employees in the whole group is 105.876  The product range starts from compact cars and ends up in the luxury class  The latest innovation is the BMW i3 with an electro engine

13.  The company was found in 1853 and employes over 6000 people.  Turnover in 2012 was 1.4 mio USD  WMF focuses on long-term cooperation with renowned designers in the industry  Design has always been a high priority at WMF  The cutlery pass special manufacturing processes to guarantee the quality and liability  The product range is focused on high quality  Cookwear  Knives  coffee machines  Kitchen accsessiores

14.  The multi national engineering and electronics company is headquartered in Munich, Berlin and Erlangen  In 190 countries the group employees 360000 people all over the world  Significant inventions and technologies are part of the success concept which focuses always the pioneering role in each operation fields  One of the latest innovation is part of the green energy sector… Siemens developed the first serial-hybrid engine for airplanes and made the start for a new technology in the aviation  Siemens is an integrated technology company which operate in four main fields: industry, energy, transportation and healthcare  Famous products and technologies  Trains and railway systems  Steerings for houses, manufacturing companies and all kind of machines  Household product (washing machine, dryer, fridge)  Medicine technology products  Siemens supplied the trains for the Kaohsiung MRT

15. NUMBERS AND FACTS  28 States in Europe build the EU  Germany, BENELUX states, Italy and France are the founder of the EU  Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2012  The EU owns the largest net wealth in the world  The European single market makes the EU a perfect base for trades and cause the power of the European economy Current position of Germany in the EU Germany has a dominant role because of its powerful economy and the well running political system The power of the country threats Germany to make some regulations for weaker states in the EU This causes some problems in which Germany got bad reputations in this case

16.  N o r t h North and Baltic sea with several offshore Islands Mountain range Harz  E a s t Famous cities like Dresden, Berlin, Leipzig  S o u t h The Alps; lake Constance and the Black forest  W e s t Pfalz  huge wine-growing area and beautiful landscape

17.  Martin Luther  leader of the reformation, father of Protestantism (1483–1546)  Karl Marx  political economist, philosopher (1818–1883)  Johann Sebastian Bach  composer (1685–1750)  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  writer (1749–1832)  Ludwig van Beethoven  composer (1770–1827)  Johannes Gutenberg  inventor of movable type printing in Europe (1400–1468)  Albert Einstein  theoretical physicist who discovered the general theory of relativity (1879–1955)  Konrad Zuse  computer inventor (1910–1995)  Immanuel Kant  philosopher, leading figure of the Enlightenment (1724–1804)

18.  Schloss Neuschwanstein: South Bavaria, was built 1869 -1886 for the bavarian King Ludwig 2.  Europapark in Baden-Württemberg, largest Theme park in Germany; around 4.6 million visitors annually; opened in 1975  Zugspitze 2962m, the highest mountain peak in Germany, southwest of Bavaria, about its western summit is the boundary between Germany and Austria  Oktoberfest the largest festival in the world, since 1810 in Munich, is visited every year by about six million people, the Munich breweries brew a special beer (Oktoberfest Märzen) with more word and thus with a higher alcohol content (around 6-7%), visiors wear Lederhosen+Dirndl

19.  Reeperbahn Hamburg: Known as “most sinful mile in the world”, 930m long street, famous for its nightlife, with some bars, clubs and a lot of fast food.  Kölner Dom: 157m, built 1248-1880, Roman Catholic church in Cologne  Ulmer Münster: 1890 completed, 161.53m high tower is the highest church tower in the world  Bodensee: bordered by Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Length 63 km+ Width of 14 km  Berliner Fernsehturm, Berliner Mauer, Brandenburger Tor, Reichstagsgebäude

20. (Käs-) Spätzle Weisswurst Beer Schnitzel with fries breakfast Roast pork with dumplings and red cabbage Sausages with pickled cabbage

21.  Easter (April)  Christmas (24.-26. Dec.)

22.  Fasching 11.11- Febr.  New Year’s Eve 31.12