TheFederal Republic of

Germany

General Facts

Federal Republic of Germany

Capital
Berlin
Language
German
Demonym German
Government Federalparliamentary
constitutionalrepublic
President JoachimGauck
Chancellor AngelaMerkel

 Germany
is
afederalparliamentary
republicinwestern-central Europe.
After the United States, it is the second most
popularmigration destinationin the world.
Germany is the most populous European country
(apart from Russia), with a population of 82
million.

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 There are 1,300 beer breweries in Germany,

making some 5,000 kinds of beer. German people
are the world's second biggest beer drinkers after
the Czechs.

 Wurst is a German specialty and a big part of German

cuisine. Worldwide, Germany offers the largest selection
of
wurst.
FromBlutwursttoWeisswurst,
fromFrankfurters to Salami - there are over 1,500
different kinds of wurst.

 Association footballis the most popular

sport.
Historically,German athleteshave been
successful
contenders
in
theOlympic
Games, ranking third in anall-time Olympic
Games medal count

 TheGerman national football won theFIFA World

Cupfor the fourth time in 2014.

Albert Einstein

Ludwig van Beethoven

Adolf Hitler

Michael Schumacher