Germany is a very big and modern country located in the middle of Europe. Germany has factories and is extremely industrialized. On top of that, it has an interesting culture as well as an extremely dedicated work force. Even though it has a rough past, Germany can still be considered a great and successful country.
Geography
Germany is one of the largest and most industrialized countries in Europe. It is located in the middle of Europe, between France, Austria and Poland, and is bordered to the north by the North Sea. Germany is generally split up into three different sections that are referred to separately. The three sections are the northern lowlands, the central highlands and the southern region. The central highlands allow for rich forests filled with timber and lower slopes and valleys that can be used for farming, even though the country doesn’t produce much food (Freeman). The temperatures in Germany don’t help create any extreme environments, however, it can still differ between seasons. During the winter, average temperatures usually range between 21 and 34 ºF (-6 to 10ºC) and 61 to 68ºF (16 to 20ºC) in the summer (Freeman). So by having milled varying temperatures and different types of terrain, Germany was able to become a large, modern country that is very intelligent and successful.
Culture
Even though it’s a stereotype that the German people are extremely hard workers, they can still have fun. Germany is a country that contains roughly around 81 million people. 95% of those able bodied people are employed and working. Industries hire one third of the German workforce, while others work in some other way. Germany has many factories and it also mines a lot of coal, as it is one of its’ most important resources. Al...
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The United States is ranked 11th in GDP, which is very healthy considering that is has been growing and we should expect it to continue growing. America’s most recent GDP per capita statistic shows that we are at $54.6k . Germany’s GDP is healthy considering its population density. Germany ranks number 16 in the world for GDP Per capita at with 46.4k per capita (OEC.edu). The United States GDP increased by the thousands showing a large increase in the flow of employment throughout the country. Meanwhile Germany’s GDP has increased aswell but not at the same rate with major drops in the past 50 years. The statement is surprising due to fact that their unemployment rate is lower than that of the united
•The Heritage Foundation. (2014). 2014 Index of Economic Freedom. Retrieved from The Heritage Foundation: http://www.heritage.org/index/country/germany
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Due to the history and the present rebuilding of Germany, there is a great variety of aspects in German Life. Everything from food to sports has its own style. All of which is a whole that makes up one great small piece of land. In addition, the culture can’t be considered great without its variety and what it has to offer. What do you know about Germany?