germany by n. peralta, m. rojas, m. felices and g. rivera

Germany

By: Nicolas Peralta, Miguel Rojas, Gabriel Rivera, Marcelo Felices

Location• Germany is located in Europe, and shares borders

with nine countries.• Denmark• Netherlands• Belguim• Luxenbourg• France• Switzerland• Austria• Poland• Czech Republic

Total Area• 357,021 square kilometres

Natural Resources• It has coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper,

nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land.

Climate• It's temperate in all the country with warm summers

and cold winters. Prolonged periods of frost or snow are rare. In January daytime the temperature is 3°C and in July is 22°C.

Elevation Extremes• Highest point: Zugspitze 2.963 m• Lowest point: Neuendorf bei Wilster -3.54 m

Population• Is 81,147,265 (July 2013 est.)

Religions• Christianity (66.8%)• Islam (1.9%)• Buddhism (0.1%)• Other religions (3.3%)• Non-religious (10.5%)• Not stated/Unspecified (17.4%)

Languages

•Deutsch (German)Hallo dort (hi)

Government type• The type of government in Germany is the Federal

Republic.

Capital• Berlin was founded in the 12th century. It became

a major world city, known for its leadership roles in science, humanities, music, museums, higher education, government, diplomacy and militia.

Administrative divisions• Baden-Württemberg• Bavaria• Berlin• Brandengburg• Bremen• Hamburg• Hesse

Major cites• Capital City: Berlin (3,440,441 pop.)• Hamburg• Dusseldorf• Cologne• Bonn• Trier• Munich• Freiburg• Saarbrucken• Karlsruhe• Stuttgart• Rothenburg• Mainz

History §• "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" ("Unity and

Justice and Freedom") : It's considered the unofficial national motto of Germany.

Some Iconic Germans

Anne FrankMartin Luther Albert Einstein

Sports

Sports• Germany is among the most popular destination

in every season:• Golf• Tennis• Cycling• Soccer• Skating• Swimming and watersports

Wildlife• Alpine Ibex• Badger• Buzzard• Chamois• Deer• European Hamster• Fox• Fat Dormouse• Graylag Goose• Marmot• Marten etc.

Video• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1UarPueBBM

Sources• http://

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Germany• http://www.indexmundi.com/germany/• http://livingingermany.geekymoms.com/must-kno

ws/wildlife-in-germany-2/• http://www.europe-cities.com/en/672/germany/spo

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• http://www.worldtravelguide.net/germany/weather-climate-geography