Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Woah guess what. It's Global Student stuff! :D

Geography
  • Continent: Europe
  • Capital: Berlin
  • Size in sq. km/sq. 357, 021 km sq/ 137,847 mil sq
  • Neighboring countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and The Netherlands
  • Climate: Like Colorado's, Temperate 
  • Natural disasters: Earthquakes and Floods
  • Natural resources: coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, and arable land.
Social Facts

  • Population:  81,802,000 
  • Life expectancy: 77 years (Men - 73 years; Women - 80 years)
  • Fertility Rate: 1.4 per Woman
  • Mortality Rate: 10.92
  • Ethnic Groups and percentage of each:
  • Religious Groups and percentages: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
  • Languages spoken in order of prevalence: German
  • Literacy Rate (% over age of 15 who can read and write): 99%
  • Percentage that goes to university: 35%
  • Average income: $36,440
Political Facts 


  • Independence/National Day: October 3rd
  • Constitution Day: October 3rd 
  • Country from which they gained independence; Holy Roman Empire
  • Year of independence: 1871
  • Key events in political history and years they occurred: Unified 1871, World War I 1914-18, Hitler comes to power with Nazi power 1933-45, Soviet/Capitalist Control 1945-90, Reunified German Government 1990-
  • Leader/president: Christian Wulff 
  • Political parties: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (Christian Democratic Union of Germany)(Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern (Christian Social Union in Bavaria)Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands( Social Democratic German Party), Freie Demokratische Partei (Free Democratic Party) , Die Links (The Lefts), Die GrĂ¼nen (The Greens)
  • Current political situation:
  • Political system: Federal Parliamentary  Republic 
Economical Facts 

  • GDP (gross domestic product): $3.315 Trillion
  • Unemployment rate: 6.1%
  • Poverty line: $1,600 single person, $2,240 couple with child
  • Percentage living below poverty line:
  • Average family income: $36,444
  • Percentage of workforce in:
  • Agriculture: 2.4%
  • Manufacturing: 29.7%
  • Service/tourist: 71.3%
  • Main industries: Machinery, and Vehicles
  • Main imports:machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals
  • Main exports:machinery, vehicles, chemicals, foodstuffs, textiles, metals and manufactures 
  • Currency: Euro 
  • Exchange rate: $1.44= 1
  • Prevalence of modern communication devices:
  • Television: 36.5 mil Households
  • Cell phones: 64.9 Mil
  • Internet users: 39 Mil
Sports, Music and Entertainment facts
  • Country's favorite sport: Soccer 
  • Other sports played: Rugby, Ice Hockey, Handball, Cycling, and Motorsports
  • Favorite musicians: Juli, Heino, Silbermond, and Die Atzen
  • Traditional forms of music: Volkmusik, Opera
  • Popular games: drinking games. ;D
  • Favorite foods: Italian, sometimes Turkish (depending on if they are prejudiced or not) NOT mexican/spicy
  • Other forms of entertainment: Nature, basically things Americans like

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