1. 1. Germany my home country! a little insight let's kick off...
2. 2. Germany in the center of western Europe
   • 876 km from North to South
   • 640 km from West to East
   • 82 Million inhabitants
   • biggest export nation worldwide
   • together with France and England the economic driving force in the EU
   you may start drinking at the age of 16 with wine and beer
3. 3.
   • capital Berlin
   • consists of16 states
   • biggest cities:
   • 1. Berlin, 3,4 Mill
   • 2. Hamburg, 1,8 Mill
   • 3. Munich, 1,3 Mill
   • 4. Cologne, 980.000
   • 5. Frankfurt a.M. 650.000
4. 4. capi the capital the south bavaria southeast wine region western old industrial area the northwest thenortheast
5. 5. History
   • founded in 1871 from a loose affiliation of states
   • several revolutions, but most of them failed most significant one in 1842
   • f rom there we also have our national colors
   • sufferedfromworldwars I+II
   • (1914-18, 1939-1945)
   • dark episode during the national socialism era (1933 1945) but nazis a little on the rise again today :(
6. 6.
   • After the world war II (1945), Germany was occupied
   • after the other allied forces freed their part, the UDSSR kept theirs and built a wall
   • from 1962 1989 Germany was split in 2 parts
   Split Germany
7. 7. Walldancing
   • since 1989 we are united again, the Wall was broken down
   • people danced where before people had been killed fortrying to cross
   • October 3 rdis now our (only one nationwide) national holiday
   • but the east remains poorer than the west since then
8. 8. Religion
   • Martin Luther translated the bible from Latin to German, so everybody could read it
   • by that, he created the common German language still spoken today
   • people could now understand the bible +many turned away from the catholic church
   • and so he founded the protestant movement in Germany (unwillingly)
   • today the south and middle is mostly still catholic and the north mostly protestant (also has less holidays ;( )
9. 9. Famous people
   • Goethe Writer (Faust)
   • Nietzsche Philosopher
   • Karl Marx Father ofSocialism
   • Beethoven - Composer
10. 10. the capital - Berlin
    • is the perfect example of the reunion, since the city had been split into 2 parts
    • has been the capital since the reun i on,b ut half them inis t eries are still in the old capital - Bonn
11. 11. The South
    • has adiffere nt accen t thanthe standard German (up to even a different grammar!)
    • has the most concentration of higher industry in Germany
    • has the mountains
    • has the O k toberfest
12. 12. Oktoberfest
    • the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year
    • 16 days up to and including the first Sunday in October
    • they se rvesausage,hendl(chicken), ksesptzle (cheese nood les),and sau erkraut
    • sold 6.1 million mugs of beer in 2006
    • 2007, the price of a Ma (1 litre) will cost between 7.30 and 7.90
    • concludes the picture most peoplehave ofGermany
13. 13. The North
    • has the most millionaires of the country in one city Hamburg
    • is in general a little poorer than the South
    • has the purest German (in Hanover)
    • has the city with the highest live quality in the world for its size (Mnster)
    • the capital (Berlin)
    • has the sea and therefore the beach :D
14. 14. The North
    • mostly lives from tourism and has a lot of farmers
    • has Volkswagen (VW)
    • always greets Moin Moin Moin - which comes from good morning - every time of the day!
    • has the Wattenmeer -you can walk on the seafloor to other islands!
15. 15. ... you can walk for miles ... ... but get back before the water comes!
16. 16. Hamburg(o)
    • to be discovered next time ... ;)