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GERMANY

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- General Information
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    - Berlin
    - Frankfurt
    - Heidelberg
    - Munich
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Location
Germany lies in Central part of Europe, and border itself with Netherlands, Poland, Belgium, France, Austria, Crez Republic and Denmark. Baltic Sea and the North Sea covers Germany from North.

Climate
Germany has temperate and moderate climate with cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers.

Language
German is the official and widely spoken language in Germany.

Government
A parliamentary republic, the head of state is the federal president, who is elected by a Federal Convention to a five-year term, the head of government is the federal chancellor, who is elected by the Bundestag (Federal Assembly) on the proposal of the Federal President, the Legislature is bicameral and made up of the Bundestag, with 672 members, and the Bundesrat (Federal Council), with 68 members. Voting age is 18.

Important Cities
  1. Berlin (Capital)
  2. Frankfurt
  3. Heidelberg
  4. Munich
  5. Stuttgart
  6. Dusseldorf
  7. Hannover
  8. Hamburg
  9. Nuremberg
  10. Cologne
  11. Leipzig
  12. Bremen
  13. Dresden
  14. Karlsruhe
  15. Mannheim
  16. Dortmund
  17. Essen
  18. Wurzburg
  19. Kiel
  20. Bielefeld
Main Industires
  1. Chemicals
  2. Textiles
  3. Cement
  4. Steel
  5. Iron
  6. Food and Beverages
  7. Electronics
  8. Machinery



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