1. A presentation by Henriette Boecken and Theresa Tilger Germany http://www.face2image.de/Deutschlandfahne-mit-Adler.jpghttp://www.face2image.de/Deutschlandfahne-mit-Adler.jpg (13.10.14)

2. Table of contents Some interesting facts about Germany General information Political system Legislative system Economy in Germany Germany is known for…

3. Some interesting facts about Germany Second largest beer consumer in the world Most popular surname: Müller 35 different dialects Oktoberfest starts in September More than 150 castles Christmas tree tradition comes from Germany 300 kinds of bread

4. General information Capital city: Berlin Inhabitants: 80,6 million 16 constituent states 9 neighboring countries Founding member of the European Community in 1957 Religion: mostly christian (protestants 34%, roman catholic 34%) http://www.th-o.de/bundeslaender/deutschland256b.gif

5. Political system (I) Federal, parliamentary, representative democracy President: Joachim Gauck Chancellor: Angela Merkel http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Angela_Merkel_Juli_2010_-_3zu4.jpg http://img.morgenpost.de/img/inland/crop125172631/3408721669-ci3x2l-w620/Joachim-Gauck-2-.jpg

6. Political system (II) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany#mediaviewer/File:Political_System_of_Germany.svg

7. Legislative system Civil law system based on Roman law Supreme court: Bundesverfassungsgericht Constitution: Grundgesetz from 1949 Civil law code: Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch from 1900 Criminal law code: Strafgesetzbuch from 1872

8. Economy in Germany (I) World‘s fourth largest economy by nominal GDP Germany‘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

9. 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

10. Germany is known for… http://it-blogger.net/pics/fussball/wm-2014/team/die-deutsche-nationalmannschaft-2014- 1360x765.jpg

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