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Please, make yourself comfortable and have a look
at our nice little country.
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• Location Central Europe
• Area 357.023 km²
• Inhabitants 82.44 million
• State system Democratic- parliamentary
  federal state
• Capital City Berlin
• National flag
• Neighboring Countries Austria, Belgium,
  Czech Republic, Denmark, France,
  Luxemburg, Poland, Netherlands,
  Switzerland
• Currency EUR
• Telephone country code 49

• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

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• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

16 federal states...
...and their capital cities
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• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

Remagen
Bridge of Remagen
Town Hall
Rail Station
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• State system Democratic-parliamentary federal
  state since 1949
• Head of state State president Johannes Rau
• Parliament Bundestag (Lower House, 598
  members) and Bundesrat (Upper House, 69
  members)
• Head of government Federal Chancellor
• Gerhard Schröder

• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

Reichstag domicile of the German Bundestag
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Symbol of the Cold War the seperation of
Germany, especially Berlin

• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

May 8, 1945 World War II is over and
Berlin is divided into 4 sectors (the
American, British, French in the West and the
Soviet in the East) May 24, 1949 Federal
Republic of Germany is founded (West Germany
including West Berlin) October 7,
1949 German Democratic Republic is founded (East
Germany including East Berlin) May 26,
1952 Border between East and West Germany and
between East Germany and West Berlin is
closed. Only the border between East and West
Berlin is still opened August 13, 1961 The
Berlin sectorial border between East and West
Berlin is closed, Berlin Wall is built
June 12, 1987 President Ronald Reagan visits
Berlin and urges Soviet leader Mikhail
Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall
November 9, 1989 Berlin Wall is opened
October 3, 1990 Germany is reunited (GDR accedes
to the Federal Republic of Germany)
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• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

After reunification in 1990 Germans celeberate
their Day of German Unification every 3rd
October
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The German reunification means a challenge for
the West German economy and the German economic
policy. This is the greates challenge since the
reconstruction after the Second World War.

• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

The economy right now is paralysed but we take it
as a challenge for renewal. Take a look at some
vital parts of German economy......
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Known as the capital of fairs, Germany lies in
the heart of Europe, in the centre of the
European home market. In the year 2002 totalling
1.200 billion EUR in imports and exports, Germany
is one of the leading economic countries in the
world. This can be seen very clearly at the
fairs hosted throughout the country.

• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

Approximately two-thirds of the top
international fairs take place in Germany. This
includes 130 till 150 international and national
specialized fairs annually.
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The Island Rügen in the Baltic Sea

• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

The Island Norderney in the North Sea
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• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

Black Forrest
Alps
Danube Rhine Valley
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Neuschwanstein, one of the most popular of all
the palaces and castles in Europe. Every year
1.3 million people visit the castle of the
fairy-tale king Ludwig II in Bavaria.

• Facts
• Administration
• Remagen
• Political
• Berlin Wall
• Reunification
• Economy
• Fairs
• Destinations

Neuschwanstein
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This is an invitation - visit us in Germany!!