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    GERMAN

    German is one of around 15 Germanic languages, a branch of the Indo-Germanic family oflanguages. It is the most frequently spoken mother tongue in the European Union (EU) and oneof the ten most widely spoken languages in the world: Around 120 million people speak Germanas their mother tongue. After English German comes second in terms of foreign languages in

    Europe. There are currently some 17 million people worldwide learning German as a foreignlanguage at institutions and schools. The teaching of the German language abroad is promotedby the Federal Foreign Office and entrusted to organizations: The Goethe Institute offers Germanlanguage courses in 127 cities in 80 countries. 440 German Academic Exchange Service(DAAD) lecturers work on behalf of the DAAD at universities in 102 countries. TheZentralstelle fr das Auslandsschulwesen (ZfA) manages 135 German schools outside thecountry, as well as some 1,900 German staff teaching abroad. "Schulen: Partner der Zukunft"(Schools: Partners for the Future), a Federal Foreign Office Initiative aims to establish Germanas a foreign language more strongly abroad. The goal is for a network of 1,500 partner schools.

    SPORTS

    Twenty-seven million Germans are members of a sports club and an additional twelve millionpursue sports individually. Association football is the most popular sport. With more than6.3 million official members, the German Football Association (Deutscher Fuball-Bund) is thelargest sports organisation of its kind worldwide. The Bundesliga attracts the secondhighest average attendance of any professional sports league in the world. The German nationalfootball team won the FIFA World Cup in 1954, 1974 and 1990 and the UEFA EuropeanFootball Championship in 1972, 1980 and 1996. Germany hosted the FIFA World Cup in

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    1974 and 2006 and the UEFA European Football Championship in 1988. Among the most well-known footballers are Franz Beckenbauer,Gerd Mller, Jrgen Klinsmann, Lothar Matthus,and Oliver Kahn. Other popular spectator sports include handball, volleyball, basketball, icehockey, and tennis.

    Germany is one of the leading motor sports countries in the world. Constructors

    like BMW and Mercedes are prominent manufacturers in motor sport. Additionally, Porsche haswon the24 Hours of Le Mans, an annual endurance race held in France, 16 times, and Audi haswon it 9 times. Formula One driverMichael Schumacherhas set many motor sport recordsduring his career, having won more Formula One World Drivers' Championships and moreFormula One races than any other driver; he is one of the highest paid sportsmen in history.

    GERMAN CARS

    Audi (1909-1939; 1965-present)- It has been more than 100 years since its upbringing

    and Audi cars continue to dazzle the public with its innovative and flashy style.On November 14, 1899 August Horch established the company in the district ofCologne.

    BMW (1916-present) - There are a number of acronyms that stick out in peoples minds, andBMW is the most recognizable in the car industry. Although the designs and models of carsbuilt in the last two decades have created the ideal image for BMW, the history dating 90+ yearsago set up the tone for today with numerous marquee vehicles.

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    Mercedes-Benz (1926-present) - When you think of automobiles and luxury, you thinkof Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes- Benz has had an impact on every era in automotivehistory with its constant modernity and impeccable innovativeness. Over the past120 years, Mercedes-Benz has presented the public with some of the finest.

    Opel (1898-present) - It has been this style of business that as kept Opel and GM goingover the past several years. The need to meet their consumers desires and satisfythem has helped them produce quality vehicles and stay ahead of their competitorsfrom the beginning to modern day.

    Porsche (1931-present) -With almost 60 years of production, Porsche continues to awe the public with remarkable class

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    and style and incredible features. It is certainly a car that you have to fork over some money for,but every model is worth every little penny.

    Volkswagen (1937-present) -

    In a time when people didnt have the most money to spend, cars were being offered atoutrageous prices. Many car manufacturers wanted to offer reasonable priced cars, butfound themselves increasing the price to make up for losses.

    Then came Volkswagen, who offered simple cars at affordable prices.

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    CULTURE

    Ludwig van Beethoven(17701827), composer

    From its roots, culture in Germany has been shaped by major intellectual and popular currents inEurope, both religious and secular. Historically Germany has been calledDas Land der Dichterund Denker(the land of poets and thinkers). The federated states are in charge of the culturalinstitutions. There are 240 subsidised theatres, hundreds of symphonic orchestras, thousands ofmuseums and over 25,000 libraries spread in Germany. These cultural opportunities are enjoyedby many: there are over 91 million German museum visits every year; annually, 20 million go totheatres and operas; 3.6 million per year listen to the symphonicorchestras. The UNESCO inscribed 33 properties in Germany on the World Heritage List.

    Germany has established a high level ofgender equality, promotes disability rights, and is legallyand socially tolerant towards homosexuals. Gays and lesbians can legally adopt their partner'sbiological children, and civil unions have been permitted since 2001.

    Arts

    Numerous German painters have enjoyed international prestige through their work in diverseartistic styles. Hans Holbein the Younger, Matthias Grnewald, and Albrecht Drerwereimportant artists of the Renaissance,Caspar David Friedrich ofRomanticism, and MaxErnst ofSurrealism. Architectural contributions from Germany includethe Carolingian andOttonian styles, which were precursors ofRomanesque.

    German music includes works by some of the world's most well-known classical music

    composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms,andRichard Wagner. As of 2008, Germany is the fourth largest music market in the world andhas influenced popular music through artists such as Kraftwerk, Boney M.,Nico,NinaHagen,Scorpions,Toten Hosen, Tokio Hotel,Rammstein and Paul van Dyk.

    Music

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    Germanys reputation as an important musical nation is still based on names like Bach,Beethoven, Brahms, Handel and Richard Strauss. Students from around the world flock to itsmusic academies, music lovers attend the festivals from the Wagner Festival in Bayreuth to theDonaueschingen Festival of Contemporary Music. There are 80 publicly financed concert hallsin Germany, the most important being in Hamburg, Berlin, Dresden and Munich as well asFrankfurt/Main, Stuttgart, and Leipzig. The Berlin Philharmonic, under the star British conductorSir Simon Rattle, is considered to be the best of around 130 symphony orchestras in Germany.

    Literature and philosophy

    German literature can be traced back to the Middle Ages and the works of writers suchas Walther von der Vogelweide and Wolfram von Eschenbach. Well-known German authorsinclude Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller. The collections of folk tales published by theBrothers Grimm popularised German folklore on an international level.Influential authors of the 20th century include Thomas Mann, Bertolt Brecht, HermannHesse, Heinrich Bll, and Gnter Grass.

    German philosophy is historically significant. Gottfried Leibniz's contributions to rationalism;the establishment of classical German idealismby Immanuel Kant, Johann Gottlieb Fichte,GeorgWilhelm Friedrich Hegel and Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling; Arthur Schopenhauer'scomposition of metaphysical pessimism; the formulation ofcommunist theory by KarlMarx and Friedrich Engels; Friedrich Nietzsche's development ofperspectivism; Gottlob Frege'scontributions to the dawn ofanalytic philosophy; Martin Heidegger's works on Being; and thedevelopment of the Frankfurt school by Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, HerbertMarcuse and Jrgen Habermas have been particularly influential. In the 21st century Germanyhas contributed to the development of contemporary analytic philosophy in continental Europe,along with France, Austria, Switzerland and the Scandinavian countries.

    EATABLES

    A Schwarzwlder Kirschtorte(Black Forest cake)

    German cuisine varies from region to region. The southern regions ofBavaria and Swabia, forinstance, share a culinary culture with Switzerland and Austria. In all regions, meat is often eatenin sausage form. Organic food has gained a market share of around 2 percent, and is expected to

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    increase further. Although wine is becoming more popular in many parts of Germany, thenational alcoholic drink is beer.

    Berlin

    Berlin is the capital city ofGermany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. It has a populationof 3.4 million people, and is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city

    properand the eighth most populous urban area in the European Union. Located in northeasternGermany, it is the center of theBerlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, comprising 4,4 million people from over 190 nations. Geographically embedded in theEuropean Plains, Berlin isinfluenced by a temperate seasonal climate. Around one third of the city's territory is composedof forests, parks, gardens, rivers and lakes.

    First documented in the 13th century, Berlin was successively the capital of the Kingdom ofPrussia (17011918), the German Empire (18711918), the Weimar Republic (19191933) andthe Third Reich (19331945). Berlin in the 1920s was the third largest municipality in theworld. AfterWorld War II, the city was divided; East Berlin became the capital ofEastGermany while West Berlin became a de facto West German exclave, surrounded by the BerlinWall (19611989). Following German reunification in 1990, the city regained its status as thecapital of all Germany hosting 147 foreign embassies.

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    Berlin is a world city of culture, politics, media, and science. Its economy is primarily based onthe service sector, encompassing a diverse range ofcreative industries, media corporations,congress and convention venues. Berlin serves as a continental hub for air and rail transport, andis one of the most visited tourist destinations in the EU. Significant industries include IT,pharmaceuticals, biomedical engineering, biotechnology, optoelectronics, traffic engineering,and renewable energy.

    The metropolis is home to renowned universities, research institutes, sporting events, orchestras,museums and personalities. The urban and historical legacy has made it a popular setting forinternational film productions. The city is recognized for its festivals, diverse architecture,nightlife, contemporary arts, public transportation networks and a high quality of living. Berlinhas evolved into a global focal point for young individuals and artists attracted by a liberallifestyle and modern zeitgeist.

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    Inside the glass dome of the Reichstag.

    PLACES

    Germany has numerous cities of interest to tourists; these are nine of the most famous traveldestinations.

    Berlin the reunified and reinvigorated capital of Germany; known for its division during theCold War, the Berlin Wall. Today a metropolis of diversity with elegant clubs, shops galleriesand restaurants.

    Brandenburg gate in Berlin.

    Hamburg Germany's second-largest city, famous for its harbour as well as its liberal andtolerant culture. Don't miss the Reeperbahn with its night clubs and casinos

    Munich (Mnchen) Bavaria's beautiful capital city, the site of the famous Oktoberfest andthe gateway to the Alps.

    Cologne (Kln) this city was founded by the Romans 2000 years ago with its hugecathedral, Romanesque churches, and archaeological sites

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    Dresden Once called 'Florence on the Elbe', world-famous for its Frauenkirche andhistoric center that was destroyed during the war.

    Semperoper in Dresden.

    Dsseldorf Germany's capital of fashion that also offers a wide scale of fascinating newarchitecture. The "Altstadt" and the "Medienhafen" have a vibrant nightlife

    Frankfurt Germany's metropolis with a magnificent skyline due to its role as leadingfinancial center, transportation hub and the seat of the European Central Bank (ECB). It isalso known for its multicultural population, world-class museums and theaters

    Bremen one of the most important cities in northern Germany, its old town will be ofinterest to travellers who want a slice of history

    Nuremberg (Nrnberg) its old town has been reconstructed, including the GothicKaiserburg Castle, and you can visit the. You can also visit the Nazi party rally grounds, theDocumentation Centre and Courtroom 600 (the venue of the Nuremberg Trials)

    Nuremberg old town, view from west

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