A presentation by Henriette Boecken and Theresa Tilger

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Title: A presentation by Henriette Boecken and Theresa Tilger

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Germany

A presentation by Henriette Boecken and Theresa
Tilger

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Table of contents

Some interesting facts about Germany
General information
Political system
Legislative system
Economy in Germany
Germany is known for

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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

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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)

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Political system (I)

Federal, parliamentary, representative democracy
President Joachim Gauck
Chancellor Angela Merkel

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Political system (II)
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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

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Economy in Germany (I)

Worlds fourth largest economy by nominal GDP
Germanys 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

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Economy in Germany (II)

Rich in timber, iron ore, potash, salt, uranium
and nickel
Service sector contributes 70 of total GDP
Most of the countrys products are in engineering

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Germany is known for
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